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单词 courtly
释义 court·ly
I. \-lē, -li\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from court (I) + -ly
1.
 a. : marked by highbred polish, stateliness, and ceremony : characteristic of court usage or of courtiers
  < and the stately Spanish men … with their courtly foreign grace — Alfred Tennyson >
 b. : marked by elegance, richness, wit, or refinement befitting a court
  < luxury and all manner of conceits are part and parcel of such a courtly civilization — George Santayana >
  < the courtly wit of the Cavalier — V.L.Parrington >
2.
 a. : belonging to a court : appropriate to or suggestive of a court
  < a courtly manor >
  : participating in or serving at court functions
  < the courtly guard >
 b. : favoring a court party or faction or its policies
  < the plans of the courtly adherents >
3.
 a. : strongly marked by formality and ceremony
  < courtly addresses >
 b. : utterly lacking in sincerity : flattering, unctuous, obsequious
  < courtly protestations >
Synonyms: see civil
II. adverb
: in a courtly manner : politely
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