词族 · suavity
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英语词源
- suavity (n.)
- c. 1400, "pleasantness, delightfulness; kindness, gentleness," from Latin suavitatem (nominative suavitas) "sweetness, agreeableness," from suavis (see suave). Some later senses are from French suavité, from Old French soavite "gentleness, sweetness, softness," from the Latin word.
权威例句
- 1. But the well - bred, artificial smile, when he bent upon the guests, had its wonted steely suavity.
- 但是他哈着腰向宾客招呼的那种彬彬有礼 、 故意装成的笑容里, 却仍然具有它平时那种沉着的殷勤.
- 2. He's got a surface flow of suavity, but he's rough as a rasp underneath.
- 他表面看来和和气气的, 其实是个粗野狂暴的恶棍.