Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

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generosity [,d??n?'rɑs?ti] 詞頻3 詞根: gen
n. 慷慨,大方;寬容或慷慨的行為;豐富;
?? gener出生,產(chǎn)生+osity多的狀態(tài)→多產(chǎn)生→慷慨
"It was a specimen of his generosity."
這是他慷慨大方的一個(gè)實(shí)例.
近義:humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, longanimity 反義:meanness, miserliness, moneygrubbing, niggardliness, avariciousness, possessiveness
modesty ['mɑd?sti] 詞頻4 詞根: mode
n. 謙虛,謙遜;穩(wěn)重;端莊;樸實(shí),質(zhì)樸;
?? mod方式,模式,風(fēng)度+est最+y表名詞 →謙虛,有禮
"He accepted the award with characteristic modesty."
他以他一貫的謙遜態(tài)度接受了獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。
近義:meekness, bashfulness, unaffectedness, pudendum, decorum 反義:arrogance, presumption, presumptuousness, pretense, pretentiousness, smugness
respect [r?'sp?kt] 詞頻1 詞根: spec
vt. 尊重;尊敬;關(guān)心;遵守; n. 尊重,恭敬;敬意;某方面;
?? re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英國(guó)法律最重要的原則。
近義:honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard 反義:outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
gentleman ['d??ntlm?n] 詞頻1 詞根: 出生
n. 先生;紳士;有身份地位的人;
?? gentle溫和的+man人→紳士;有教養(yǎng)的人
"Thank you—you're a real gentleman."
謝謝您—您是個(gè)真正的君子。
近義:aristocrat, lord, noble, patrician, sir, cavalier 反義:plebe, commoner
lady ['ledi] 詞頻1
n. (指成年女子,有些人尤其是長(zhǎng)者認(rèn)為這樣說比較禮貌)女士;(不尊重的非正式稱呼)女人;(在英國(guó)對(duì)女貴族或貴族成員的妻子女兒或爵士妻子的稱呼)夫人;舉止文雅且有教養(yǎng)的女子;
?? lad+y(表示人的名詞后綴)→女士;淑女
"She was auditioning for the role of Lady Macbeth."
她試演了麥克佩斯夫人的角色。
近義:ma'am, madam, mrs., ms., woman, ms 反義:gentleman
thoughtfulness [['θ?:tfulnis]]
n. 體貼;思慮
近義:meditation, absorption, abstraction, pensiveness, rumination, concentration 反義:mindlessness, rashness, recklessness, silliness, foolishness, inconsideration

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