courteous• Probably Inchbad and the others would be extremely friendly and entirely courteous.• The letter is short and courteous.• Indeed, when he so wished, the young Edward could be dazzlingly courteous and charming.• People were unfailingly courteous and showed great sympathy - but throughout, all eyes were firmly on Abu Dhabi.• Normally so courteous and tidy, if Loi was fishing, he became brusque and rude, oblivious to his surroundings.• The officers were extremely courteous and well-trained.• Airlinestaff must be courteous at all times, even when passengers are not.• He was courteous, but he did not feed him creampuffs.• I received a courteous letter from Jane's motherthanking me for my help.• They provide a fast and courteous service.• He was always kind and courteous to me, but we never really became friends.• I finally spoke to a courteous young man and asked him to send us a replacementmodem.
Origincourteous
(1200-1300)Old Frenchcorteis, from court; → COURT1
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, seem彬彬有禮;看起來謙恭有禮ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常禮貌▸➤unfailingly總是彬彬有禮◇She was unfailingly courteous and helpful.她無論什麼時候都是彬彬有禮,樂於助人。PREPOSITION➤to對⋯禮貌的◇He was perfectly courteous to me.他對我彬彬有禮,無可挑剔。