单词	etiquette
释义	etiquetteet‧i‧quette /ˈetɪket $ -kət/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINetiquette Origin: 1700-1800 French étiquette ‘ticket’ ( ➔ TICKET1); perhaps because rules of behavior were written on a small card, like a ticket Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Etiquette is especially important on occasions such as weddings and funerals. It was considered a breach of etiquette to refuse an invitation. Professional etiquette dictates that judges should not express their opinions about a case in public. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After dinner the etiquette was very stiff, and we stood for two hours. Ever a stickler for protocol, he and his wife took umbrage at the democratic etiquette of President Thomas Jefferson's administration. She spoke effusively, implying more enthusiasm than etiquette required. The instructor, who is always addressed as the sensei, instils principles of etiquette into every student. The royal family could be relied upon as paragons of etiquette. They will in this respect resemble our own rules of etiquette. When it comes to racing etiquette and forthright language, Mario has few equals. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorrules of acceptable behaviour► convention the rules and customs of acceptable behaviour, which are generally accepted by the members of a group or society: · He is a flamboyant millionaire who ignores social conventions.convention of: · She shocked her neighbours by ignoring every convention of respectable society.a matter of convention: · It is a matter of convention that male business people usually wear suits.defy convention (=do something unconventional): · For the next four years they defied convention by living as man and wife when they were not. ► protocol the system of rules for behaviour on official occasions: · According to protocol, he was to arrive at the meeting exactly five minutes early.breach of protocol (=behaviour not according to protocol): · Touching the Queen was a breach of royal protocol. ► etiquette the rules of polite behaviour in society or in a particular group: · Etiquette is especially important on occasions such as weddings and funerals.breach of etiquette (=behaviour not according to etiquette): · It was considered a breach of etiquette to refuse an invitation.professional etiquette (=the etiquette followed by people working in a particular profession): · Professional etiquette dictates that judges should not express their opinions about a case in public. ► unwritten law a rule or way of behaving that is not official but is accepted by most members of a society or group: · It was an unwritten law of the Mafia that nobody should talk to the police.· Jobs like this never go to women -- it just seems to be one of those unwritten laws of business. ► netiquette informal the commonly accepted rules for polite behaviour when you are communicating with other people on the Internet: · Sending an angry e-mail in capital letters breaks the rules of netiquette. the formal rules for polite behaviour in society or in a particular group:  strict rules of professional etiquette
随便看	sawmill sawn-off shotgun Sawyer, Tom Saxon saxophone saxophonist say Sayers, Dorothy L. saying say-so S-bend SC scab scabbard scabby scabies scabrous scads Scafell Pike scaffold scaffolding scag scalability scalable scalawag

英语词典包含52748条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。