genteel

形容词 genteel:

1. marked by refinement in taste and manners
   同义词：civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, polite

1. Genteel manners and appearance.
   优美的举止和漂亮的外表
2. Although she was poor, she was living in genteel poverty.
   尽管她贫穷，但她总想装出上流社会阶层的样子。
3. She is too genteel for words.
   她说话太咬文嚼字了。

gen.teel

adj.（形容词）
Refined in manner; well-bred and polite.
优雅的：举止优雅的；受良好教育并有礼貌的
Free from vulgarity or rudeness.
不庸俗的或不粗鲁的
Elegantly stylish:
优雅漂亮的：
例句：
genteel manners and appearance.
优美的举止和漂亮的外表

Striving to convey a manner or an appearance of refinement and respectability.See Synonyms at polite
力求优雅的：努力表现优雅而端庄的举止外表的参见 polite
Marked by affected and somewhat prudish refinement.
假作高雅的，假斯文的：显得装模作样的，在某种程度上过于装扮优雅的

来源：
French gentil
法语 gentil
from Old French * see gentle
源自 古法语 *参见 gentle

【引伸】
genteel.ly
adv.（副词）
genteel.ness
n.（名词）