Someone who is polite has good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct and not rude to other people.
例句
Everyone around him was trying to be polite, but you could tell they were all bored...他周圍的每一個人都極力表現出彬彬有禮的樣子，但能夠看出他們都感到厭煩。It's not polite to point or talk about strangers in public...在公共場合對陌生人指指點點或議論紛紛都不禮貌。
ADJ
上流的；高雅的
You can refer to people who consider themselves to be socially superior and to set standards of behaviour for everyone else as polite society or polite company .
例句
Certain words are vulgar and not acceptable in polite society.有些字眼較粗俗，不為上流社會所接受。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
有禮貌;客氣;文雅
Although she hated him, she put on a show of politeness.盡管她恨他，但還是裝出一副很客氣的樣子。For the first time her veneer of politeness began to crack.她溫文爾雅的外表第一次露出破綻。His veneer of politeness concealed a ruthless determination.他彬彬有禮的偽裝下隱藏著不擇手段的狠心。It’s no more than common politeness to hear what she has to say.聽她說話只不過是出于基本的禮貌。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage