| 单词 | suave |
| 释义 | suave 1. < the suave light of afternoon — Elinor Wylie > < wind laden with the suave odor … of madonna lilies — Norman Douglas > 2. a. < a suave greeting > < affable, suave, moderate men, all of them perfectly and smugly convinced of their respectability — Ezra Pound > b. < a suave mastery of technique > < a suave surface > < one could wish that the book … was somewhat suaver in style — Newsweek > Synonyms: < his voice was as smooth and suave as his countenance … murmuring his regret for having missed us at his first visit — A. Conan Doyle > < they could be as suave in advancing their bromides as we could be gauche in establishing our originalities — John Mason Brown > urbane suggests blended well-mannered and composed cultivation, poise, and wide social experience and an inbred or studied courtesy facilitating pleasant social relationships < so urbane, sophisticated, and cultured that a stranger, meeting the Congressman for the first time, would be likely to think he had grown up in the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria rather than in the backwoods of Missouri — Volta Torrey > < an active, urbane, gregarious gentleman … who likes to dine out, is fond of travel, is interested in people, and keeps his enthusiasm for life — Rosemary Benét > diplomatic stresses the tactfulness necessary to ensure lastingly smooth relationships < busy, active, diplomatic managing of the party — E.E.Hale > bland stresses lack of irritation and implies a placid outlook, mild disposition, general affability, and complaisant benignness < a distinguished-looking old cleric with a sweet smile and a white tie, he's just honorable and bland — George Santayana > < polished in his manners, exquisitely neat in his appearance and his bland conversation never rose above a calm level — Ruth Garland > smooth suggests an easy suavity making for pleasant, frictionless relationships < they themselves were smooth in manner, and they saw to it that in their presence life had no rough edges — Mary Webb > politic suggests expedient, shrewd, and tactful handling of others by diplomacy, manipulation, or ingratiation < the mayors and corporations as a rule guided their cities through difficult times with politic shrewdness — Edwin Benson > < the generosity shown by the politic conqueror to his prisoners — W.H.Prescott > |
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