urbane

英 [ɜːˈbeɪn]

美 [ɜːrˈbeɪn]

adj.  温文儒雅的; 练达的; 从容不迫的

TOEFL

BNC.19806 / COCA.21204

牛津词典

adj.

• 温文儒雅的；练达的；从容不迫的
  good at knowing what to say and how to behave in social situations; appearing relaxed and confident

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 有礼貌的；温文尔雅的
  Someone who isurbaneis polite and appears comfortable in social situations.
  1. She describes him as urbane and charming...
     她说他文雅而迷人。
  2. In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
     谈话时，他温和有礼。

英英释义

adj

• showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
  1. his polished manner
  2. maintained an urbane tone in his letters
  Synonym:polishedrefinedsvelte

双语例句

• Charming, persuasive and urbane, Prof Tufano would be hard to refuse.
  图法诺教授有魅力、有说服力、温文尔雅，要对他说不很难。
• It begins with what Mr Regan calls an "ice-breaking" dinner, where participants trade urbane conversation about trips taken, business ventures and their favourite aircraft.
  课程以里根所谓的“破冰”晚宴开始，由参与者围绕旅行、商业投资和他们钟爱的飞机来进行彬彬有礼地交谈。
• In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
  谈话时，他温和有礼。
• Nobody knows if the urbane Mr Jaitley, who leads the party in Parliament's upper house, or the pugnacious Sushma Swaraj, in the lower house, is really in charge.
  没人知道彬彬有礼的上院领袖杰特雷和敢作敢为的下院首领斯瓦拉杰到底谁才是真正的领导人。
• After three-quarters of a century, Pei's English is still haunted by an accent and the occasional grammatical slip, but his speech and his manner are as urbane as his suit.
  四分之三世纪过去了，贝聿铭的英语依然带着口音，偶尔还会冒出语法错误。但他说话和举止就像他的衣着一样优雅。
• He was reticent, patrician, bookish, urbane.
  他沉默含蓄，雍容华贵，书生气十足，而又温文有礼。
• Young people should learn to be urbane in department and speech.
  年轻人应该在举止及言谈上学习彬彬有礼。
• Urbane, well traveled, owners of homes and cars, employers of underlings and nannies, they are living the urban dream of China's post Cultural Revolution generation.
  他们彬彬有礼，经常出外旅游并拥有了房子和汽车，成为了拥有不少下属和奶妈的雇主。
• Mary's stunning designer dresses and witty, urbane conversation made her a popular guest at all the high-society parties.
  玛莉出色的名牌服饰以及她机智、优雅的谈吐，使她成为上流社会派对受欢迎的宾客。
• He was urbane, courtly and honorable.
  他文质彬彬、谦恭有礼、正直体面。