courteous

单词辨析:

polite civil courteous 【导航词义:有礼貌的】
polite adj. 有礼貌的,客气的
〔辨析〕

指言谈举止礼貌得当的,能够考虑到他人的需要或感受。

〔例证〕

The young man is always very polite.

那个年轻人总是很有礼貌。

It is widely known that talking with your mouth full is not polite.

大家都知道,满嘴食物时讲话是不礼貌的。

civil adj. 文明的,有礼貌的
〔辨析〕

指彬彬有礼、客客气气的,显得庄重但并非很友好。

〔例证〕

Try to be civil whether you like him or not.

不管你喜不喜欢他,尽量礼貌一点。

The man could barely bring himself to be civil to them.

那男人几乎无法让自己对他们客客气气。

courteous adj. 有礼貌的
〔辨析〕

指礼貌客气的,通常含有尊敬、谦恭的意思。

〔例证〕

You can always get a courteous reply from her.

她总能给人以礼貌的回答。

The tour guides of that travel agency are always courteous and helpful.

那家旅行社的导游总是彬彬有礼、乐于助人。

相关例句:

You must be courteous to all visitors, of whatever age.

不论访客的年纪,你都必须对他们有礼。

A man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.

人若对陌生人亲切有礼,这表明他是个世界公民。

She was pleased at the courteous ways in which he addressed her.

她对他彬彬有礼的称呼方式感到高兴。

I go to that store because the clerks there are courteous.

我上那家商店买东西,因为那里的店员殷勤有礼。

He was a kind and courteous man

他为人友善,而且彬彬有礼。

He was a nice fellow, very quiet and courteous.

他是个好小伙,非常温和,彬彬有礼。