c. 1200, "mild, gentle, kind courteous," from Old French debonaire, from de bon' aire "of good race," originally used of hawks, hence, "thoroughbred" (opposite of French demalaire). Used in Middle English to mean "docile, courteous," it became obsolete and was revived with an altered sense of "pleasant, affable" (1680s).
权威例句
1. He strolled about, look very debonair in his elegant new suit.
他穿了一身讲究的新衣服逛来逛去,显得颇为惬意。
2. He was a handsome, debonair, death-defying racing-driver.
他是一位英俊潇洒、风流倜傥、敢于挑战死神的赛车手。
3. It is friendly, remote, and debonair.
卡普里岛远离尘嚣,但景色宜人, 生机盎然.
4. Then Foxy Davis had seemed a debonair remotely superior, and glamorous personage.
当时的“狐狸”戴维斯还是个无忧无虑、稍带矜持 、 风流潇洒的人物.
5. He strolled about, looking very debonair in his elegant new suit.