1530s, "of or relating to cities or towns," from Middle French urbain (14c.) and directly from Latin urbanus "belonging to a city," also "citified, elegant" (see urban). The meaning "having the manners of townspeople, courteous, refined" is from 1620s, from a secondary sense in classical Latin. Urbanity in this sense is recorded from 1530s. For sense connection and differentiation of form, compare human/humane; german/germane.
雙語例句
1. She describes him as urbane and charming.
她說他文雅而迷人。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He tried hard to be urbane.
他極力作出彬彬有禮的神態(tài).
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
談話時(shí)，他溫和有禮。
來自辭典例句
4. Despite the crisis, the chairman's voice was urbane as usual.
盡管處于危機(jī)之中, 董事長(zhǎng)的聲音還象通常一樣溫文爾雅.
來自辭典例句
5. A large urbane and florid and smooth - faced man walked out.