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

• Urbane, well traveled, owners of homes and cars, employers of underlings and nannies, they are living the urban dream of China's post Cultural Revolution generation.
  他们彬彬有礼，经常出外旅游并拥有了房子和汽车，成为了拥有不少下属和奶妈的雇主。
• She describes him as urbane and charming
  她说他文雅而迷人。
• 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。
• Urbane speech is educated speech, as distinguished from the speech of the ignorant.
  温文的言语是受过教育的言辞，和无知者的言论有所区别。
• 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。
• TRAVEL APPS Like the LG Urbane, you talk to this smartwatch by saying O.K., Google and then making a request.
  旅行应用程序：和LG城市手表一样，你能对着这款智能手表说好的，谷歌，然后开始下命令。
• 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。
• 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。