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suavity是什么意思

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n. 柔和,温和;愉快

英文词源

suavity (n.)
c. 1400, "pleasantness, delightfulness; kindness, gentleness," from Latin suavitatem (nominative suavitas) "sweetness, agreeableness," from suavis (see suave). Some later senses are from French suavité, from Old French soavite "gentleness, sweetness, softness," from the Latin word.

实用例句

1. But the well - bred, artificial smile, when he bent upon the guests, had its wonted steely suavity.
但是他哈着腰向宾客招呼的那种彬彬有礼 、 故意装成的笑容里, 却仍然具有它平时那种沉着的殷勤.
来自辞典例句
2. He's got a surface flow of suavity, but he's rough as a rasp underneath.
他表面看来和和气气的, 其实是个粗野狂暴的恶棍.
来自辞典例句

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