urbane
英[ɜː'beɪn]
美[ɝ'ben]
英英释意
- 1. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience;
- "his polished manner"
- "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
- 2. characterized by tact and propriety
- 3. marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel;
- "the sophisticated manners of a true cosmopolite"
- "urbane and pliant...he was at ease even in the drawing rooms of Paris"