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

• 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。
• Mary's stunning designer dresses and witty, urbane conversation made her a popular guest at all the high-society parties.
  玛莉出色的名牌服饰以及她机智、优雅的谈吐，使她成为上流社会派对受欢迎的宾客。
• Charming, persuasive and urbane, Prof Tufano would be hard to refuse.
  图法诺教授有魅力、有说服力、温文尔雅，要对他说不很难。
• The Chinese are gentle, urbane, seeking only justice and freedom.
  中国人和善、文明，只追求正义和自由。
• 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。
• He was urbane, courtly and honorable.
  他文质彬彬、谦恭有礼、正直体面。
• Young people should learn to be urbane in department and speech.
  年轻人应该在举止及言谈上学习彬彬有礼。
• 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。
• Nobody knows if the urbane Mr Jaitley, who leads the party in Parliament's upper house, or the pugnacious Sushma Swaraj, in the lower house, is really in charge.
  没人知道彬彬有礼的上院领袖杰特雷和敢作敢为的下院首领斯瓦拉杰到底谁才是真正的领导人。
• 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。