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词语辨析
courteous,civil,polite。
这组词的共同意思是“有礼貌的”。它们的区别在于:1.polite指教养良好而举止谈吐彬彬有礼。2.civil指仅仅满足社会交往的一般要求,有时仅指不粗野。例如:Be civil in your speech.讲话要客气。He was very civil to us when we went to see him.我们去见他的时候,他待我们非常客气。3.courteous则指考虑更为周到,举止更为高雅。例如:She was pleased at the courteous way in which he addressed her.他跟她讲话时的那种谦恭的样子令她十分愉快。It was courteous of him to give his seat to my mother.他把座位让给我母亲真有礼貌。("ci":"polite,civil,courteous。
这些形容词均含“礼貌的、客气的”的意思。polite普通常用词,指言论举止无论何时均严谨有礼,很有教养。civil语气弱于polite,着重只达到社交的一般要求,避免粗鲁。courteous指言谈举止典雅,谦恭有礼,更侧重考虑他人的感情与尊严。
词源考究
来自court,宫廷,宫廷礼仪。