urbane

• adj.礼儀正しい、穏やかな、都会的な

urbaneから、都会的な、実践的な。astuteと比較される。

urbane (adj.)

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.

1. She describes him as urbane and charming.

彼女は彼が上品で魅力的だと言った。

2.He tried hard to be urbane .

彼は極力礼儀正しい態度を取った。

3.In conversation，he was suave and urbane .

話す時、彼は穏やかで礼儀正しい。

4.Despite the crisis，the chairman 's voice was urbane as usual.

危機に瀕しているにもかかわらず、理事長の声は通常通り穏やかだ。

5.A large urbane and florid and smooth-faced man walked out.

背が高く、態度が優しく、顔色が赤い人が出てきた。