1530s, from Middle French urbanité (14c.) and directly from Latin urbanitatem (nominative urbanitas) "city life; life in Rome; refinement, city fashion or manners, elegance, courtesy," also "wit, raillery, trickery," from urbanus (see urban).
雙語例句
1. Fearey had all the charm and urbanity of the trained diplomat.
費(fèi)爾里具備一個(gè)訓(xùn)練有素的外交官的一切風(fēng)度和優(yōu)雅。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Outside New England, a comparable urbanity could be found.
新英格蘭以外的地區(qū)也有相當(dāng)?shù)溲诺淖髌?
來自辭典例句
3. I had always been aware of a frame of malevolence under his urbanity.
我常常覺察到,在他溫文爾雅的下面掩藏著一種惡意.
來自辭典例句
4. His classical urbanity comes to his relief -- if one can attribute urbanity to a former Agrarian.