polite的基本意思是“有禮貌的,客氣的”,指舉止談吐彬彬有禮。也可作“有教養的,文雅的”解,多指一個人有良好的品行。polite在句中可用作定語或表語。用作表語時其后可接介詞短語或動詞不定式,該不定式與polite以及句子的主語均存在邏輯上的主謂關系。

常見句型

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作定語

She is a polite girl.

她是一個文雅的姑娘。

A polite young lady came round checking off the guests one by one.

一位有禮貌的年輕女士走過來把已到的客人在名單上一一勾掉。

At the exits polite assistants will take the goods and add up the cost.

在出口處,客氣的服務員把你的商品接過去,幫你結賬。

I like to deal with a polite clerk.

我喜歡找有禮貌的店員買東西。

用作表語

She grew to know to be polite.

她慢慢地懂得講禮貌了。

Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite.

盡管你不喜歡我們,但你仍然應該有禮貌。

He was quite polite, of course, but somehow I didn't like his manner.

當然,他的確還是彬彬有禮的,但我就是有些不喜歡他的舉止。

You are too polite.

你太客氣了。

John did not even bother to be polite.

約翰甚至連禮貌也不講了。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

He's always so polite to people.

他對人總是那么彬彬有禮。

Bob was polite even to his opponents.

鮑勃甚至對他的對手也很客氣。

It is/was+～+(of sb) to- v

It is not polite to interrupt a speaker.

打斷人的說話是不禮貌的。

It wasn't very polite of you to serve yourself without asking.

你也不問一聲就自己吃起來是不禮貌的。

It is/was+～+that-clause

It is polite that she accepts his invitation.

她接受他的邀請,這顯得她很有禮貌。