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

• Thus a polite, urbane, witty, and intellectual art developed.
  由此一种温文尔雅，充满灵性的知识分子文学艺术发展起来。
• You find him quite bland and urbane toward the people who would not listen to him.
  他对于不听从训导的人总是和颜悦色、彬彬有礼。
• 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。
• 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。
• Urbane young Shanghaiers seem to baulk at the thought of breaking a sweat-not just due to a strange revulsion for discomfort, but because they tend to view it as a wholly alien concept.
  彬彬有礼的上海年轻人似乎对流汗非常抵触&并不仅仅出于厌恶（锻炼所带来的）身体不适，而是他们通常认为这完全是一种格格不入的观念。
• 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。
• John Herschel was an urbane, kindly and generous man.
  约翰荷歇尔是个温文有礼、心地善良、慷慨大方的人。
• The urbane Prof Tiffany is no supporter of red, raw capitalism: he regrets corporate America's reluctant environmentalism, dislikes Washington's close ties to the energy industry and admits that free market capitalism is not always pretty.
  彬彬有礼的蒂法尼教授并不支持赤裸裸的资本主义；他为美国公司不情愿的环保态度感到遗憾，不喜欢华盛顿与能源产业的密切联系，承认自由市场资本主义并不总是那么美好。
• He is composed, urbane, and affable.
  他举止大方，文质彬彬，和蔼可亲。
• He was urbane, courtly and honorable.
  他文质彬彬、谦恭有礼、正直体面。