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单词

courtesy

读音
ˈkɜːrtəsi
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英式
词根

"Courtesy"的词源来自法语单词 "courtois",意为有礼貌的,其根源是拉丁词 "curtus" 意为简短,后经过演变成 "court" 表示宫廷。这个词和 "courteous" (有礼貌的)也有共享的词根。

释义

n. 礼貌;好意;恩惠 adj. 殷勤的;被承认的;出于礼节的 [ 复数 courtesies ]

例句

The manager of the hotel was courtesy itself.
旅馆经理彬彬有礼。
The president paid a courtesy call on Emperor Akihito.
总统礼节性地拜访了明仁天皇。
Good customer relations require courtesy, professionalism and effective response.
良好的客户关系需要礼貌、专业和有效的回复。

强化记忆

你可以将 "courtesy" 与 "court" (法庭,宫廷)联系起来,两者都源自同一个词根。在法庭或宫廷中行为要有礼貌得体,这恰好是"courtesy"的意思。"Courtesy" 是一个古老的法语借词,可以追溯到 13 世纪。在法语中,"courtois" 描述的是宫廷中的礼节和精致,后经过英语的吸收和演变,具有了现在的意思。

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it's Professor Adam Gazzaley's glass brain project,courtesy of UCSF.As a neuroscience student,
you need to get that car inspected, update the paperwork every time we visit.That's just common courtesy.(Laughter)
The "everyone's life is better than mine" story,courtesy of social media.The "I'm an impostor" story, the "I'm unlovable" story,
that can't profitably be made now but could be made in that world,courtesy of legions of robots.EM: Yeah.
gives way to a subordinate,it's not out of courtesy.In fact, the dominant female
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