courteous
courteous — 形容詞
- courteouspositive
- more courteouscomparative
- most courteoussuperlative
1. Someone who is courteous acts with good manners and shows respect toward other p
有禮貌的
對他人表現尊重與禮節
Someone who is courteous acts with good manners and shows respect toward other people — for instance, by listening attentively, speaking politely, or being considerate of how others feel.
The hotel staff were courteous and helpful, addressing every guest by name.
飯店工作人員親切有禮，對每位客人都能叫出名字。
courteous and helpful — common adjective pair
Kwame sent a courteous email thanking the interviewers for their time.
Kwame 寄了一封有禮貌的電子郵件，感謝面試官撥空面談。
Even when passengers grew frustrated with the delay, the gate agent remained courteous and calm.
即使旅客因延誤而感到煩躁，櫃檯人員依然保持禮貌與冷靜。
courteous and calm — adjective pair after linking verb
It is courteous to let older passengers board the train before the general crowd.
讓年長乘客在一般乘客之前上火車，是一種禮貌的行為。
it is courteous to + infinitive
During the debate, Javier was courteous enough to let his opponent finish every point before responding.
在辯論中，Javier 很有禮貌地讓對手完整陳述每一點之後才回應。
courteous enough to + infinitive — shows a standard of behaviour
- courteous staff
- courteous reply
- courteous service
- remain courteous
- courteous to someone
- it is courteous to do something
- always courteous
- courteous and helpful
- courteous and professional
- polite
more general and everyday; 'courteous' is slightly more formal and suggests a deeper respect
- respectful
focuses on showing admiration or deference, while 'courteous' covers all good-mannered behaviour
- well-mannered
emphasises upbringing and habit; often used of children
- gracious
implies warmth and kindness in addition to politeness; often used in formal host/guest contexts
- rude
direct opposite; lacking good manners or respect
- discourteous
the precise antonym formed with the negative prefix 'dis-'
文法句型
courteous + to + [someone]
be + courteous
it + is + courteous + to-infinitive
用法筆記
The meaning overlaps with 'polite', but 'courteous' carries a stronger sense of genuine respect and thoughtfulness rather than simply following social rules.
常見錯誤
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- courteous staff
- courteous reply
- courteous service
- courteous manner
副詞搭配
- always courteous
- extremely courteous
- consistently courteous
常用片語
- remain courteous
- it is courteous to
介系詞搭配
- courteous to