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

• The Young, urbane Han Dong, sociable and ambitious, falls in love with his co-worker, the beautiful and sensitive Mo Mo, then the lover of their boss.
  扬寒冬这个彬彬有礼和蔼可亲雄心勃勃的小伙子爱上了美丽聪明并且又是他老板情妇的同事毛毛。
• Even as it has come to epitomize a certain kind of urbane civilian cool, green field jackets have given way to camouflage prints in the U.S. Army, and the top brass decided to retire the green service uniform as well.
  尽管它已成为某种城市平民时尚的酷风尚，但是军绿野战服已让位给美国军队的迷彩印花，军队高层也已决定淘汰绿色军服。
• 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。
• 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。
• Turning the fan quietly urbane style, it is a gentleman of the blend into a fever of enthusiasm for Wei Xun.
  温文尔雅的风扇静静转动着风情，很绅士的把微热的热情揉合成微醺。
• Educated, urbane buyers drive much of this new demand.
  受过良好教育的城市买家是驱动这股新需求的主要力量。
• She describes him as urbane and charming
  她说他文雅而迷人。
• Urbane speech is educated speech, as distinguished from the speech of the ignorant.
  温文的言语是受过教育的言辞，和无知者的言论有所区别。
• In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
  谈话时，他温和有礼。
• His polished manner; maintained an urbane tone in his letters.
  优雅的举止；他信中保持文雅的语调。