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N-UNCOUNT
禮貌;謙恭;彬彬有禮
Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others.
例句
...a gentleman who behaves with the utmost courtesy towards ladies...
對女士極有風度的紳士
He did not even have the courtesy to reply to my fax.
他連回復我傳真的這點兒禮貌都沒有。
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N-SING
禮貌
If you refer to the courtesy of doing something, you are referring to a polite action.
例句
By extending the courtesy of a phone call to my clients, I was building a personal relationship with them...
通過禮貌性地給客戶打電話，我開始和他們建立起私交。
At least if they're arguing, they're doing you the courtesy of being interested.
如果他們在爭論，那至少是他們出于禮貌向你表示感興趣。
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N-COUNT
(正式場合的)客氣話，禮貌話
Courtesies are polite, conventional things that people say in formal situations.
例句
Hugh and John were exchanging faintly barbed courtesies.
休和約翰正說著帶有相互擠兌意味的客氣話。
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ADJ
(服務)免費的
Courtesy is used to describe services that are provided free of charge by an organization to its customers, or to the general public.
例句
A courtesy shuttle bus operates between the hotel and the town.
有免費班車往返于酒店和市區(qū)。
...a courtesy phone.
免費電話
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ADJ
(拜訪)禮節(jié)性的
A courtesy call or a courtesy visit is a formal visit that you pay someone as a way of showing them politeness or respect.
例句
The President paid a courtesy call on Emperor Akihito.
總統(tǒng)對明仁天皇進行了禮節(jié)性的拜訪。
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N-UNCOUNT
(無法律實效的或非正式的)尊稱
A courtesy title is a title that someone is allowed to use, although it has no legal or official status.
例句
Both were accorded the courtesy title of Lady...
兩人都被尊稱為“夫人”。
My title, by courtesy only, is the Honourable Amalia Lovell.
人們稱我為，當然只是出于禮貌，尊敬的阿馬利婭·洛弗爾夫人。
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PREP-PHRASE
(用來表示感謝)承蒙…的好意，蒙…提供
If something is provided courtesy of someone or by courtesy of someone, they provide it. You often use this expression in order to thank them.
例句
The waitress brings over some congratulatory glasses of champagne, courtesy of the restaurant...
女侍者端來幾杯飯店贈送的用來慶祝的香檳。
Illustrations by courtesy of the National Gallery.
圖片由國家美術館提供。
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PREP-PHRASE
作為…的結果;由…引起
If you say that one thing happens courtesy of another or by courtesy of another, you mean that the second thing causes or is responsible for the first thing.
例句
The air was fresh, courtesy of three holes in the roof...
房頂有3個洞，所以空氣很清新。
As millions will have seen, by courtesy of the slow motion re-runs, the referee made a mistake.
慢動作重放后，數百萬人都可以看到裁判錯判了。