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

• The most prominent advocate is the central bank, led by Zhou Xiaochuan, its urbane governor.
  在这方面，最突出的倡导者是温文尔雅的周小川行长领导的中国央行。
• 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。
• His polished manner; maintained an urbane tone in his letters.
  优雅的举止；他信中保持文雅的语调。
• Educated, urbane buyers drive much of this new demand.
  受过良好教育的城市买家是驱动这股新需求的主要力量。
• 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。
• He is composed, urbane, and affable.
  他举止大方，文质彬彬，和蔼可亲。
• After three-quarters of a century, Pei's English is still haunted by an accent and the occasional grammatical slip, but his speech and his manner are as urbane as his suit.
  四分之三世纪过去了，贝聿铭的英语依然带着口音，偶尔还会冒出语法错误。但他说话和举止就像他的衣着一样优雅。
• It begins with what Mr Regan calls an "ice-breaking" dinner, where participants trade urbane conversation about trips taken, business ventures and their favourite aircraft.
  课程以里根所谓的“破冰”晚宴开始，由参与者围绕旅行、商业投资和他们钟爱的飞机来进行彬彬有礼地交谈。
• 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。
• The urbane Prof Tiffany is no supporter of red, raw capitalism: he regrets corporate America's reluctant environmentalism, dislikes Washington's close ties to the energy industry and admits that free market capitalism is not always pretty.
  彬彬有礼的蒂法尼教授并不支持赤裸裸的资本主义；他为美国公司不情愿的环保态度感到遗憾，不喜欢华盛顿与能源产业的密切联系，承认自由市场资本主义并不总是那么美好。