gentility的词源

英文词源

gentility (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
mid-14c., "nobility of birth, gentle birth," from Old French gentilité (14c.), from Latin gentilitatem (nominative gentilitas) "relationship in the same family or clan," from gentilis "of the same family or clan" (see gentle; also compare gentry). From 1640s as "social superiority." Meaning "state of being gentile" is rare.

中文词源

gentility:文雅,彬彬有礼

来自词根gen, 生育,词源同generate. 指出生高贵的,优雅的。

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