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.
費爾里具備一個訓練有素的外交官的一切風度和優雅。
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也有相當典雅的作品.
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.
是他的古典的優雅風格挽救了他, 如果我們可以用優雅這兩個字來形容過去的重農主者的話.
來自辭典例句
5. The hostess presided at table with tact and urbanity.