suave
英[swɑ?v]
美[swɑv]
- adj. 柔和的，溫和的；文雅的，嫻雅的
詞態變化
比較級:?suaver;最高級:?suavest;副詞:?suavely;
中文詞源
suave 甜的，圓滑的，練達的
來自拉丁語 suavis,甜美的，令人愉悅的，來自 PIE*swad,甜的，詞源同 sweet,assuage.引申比 喻義圓滑的，練達的。
英文詞源
- suave
- suave: see persuade
- suave (adj.)
- early 15c., "gracious, kindly, pleasant, delightful," from Latin suavis "agreeable, sweet, pleasant (to the senses), delightful," from PIE root *swad- "sweet, pleasant" (see sweet (adj.)). In reference to persons, sense of "smoothly agreeable" first recorded 1815 (implied in suavity). Related: Suavely.
雙語例句
- 1. He is a suave, cool and cultured man.
- 他是個世故、冷靜、有教養的人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.
- 在那同一年里,他初次在百老匯登臺, 扮演一個溫文而雅的電臺記者.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
- 談話時，他溫和有禮。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Where Root had been suave, knox was often offensive.
- 魯特表現得溫和文雅, 諾克斯則往往唐突冒失.
來自辭典例句
- 5. His manner was aristocratic , his movements dapper and suave.
- 他氣宇軒昂, 溫文爾雅,舉止瀟灑.
來自辭典例句