courteous

/'kə:tjəs/

Thân thiện

A courteous man holds the door open for a woman carrying a stack of books.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners: "Courteous" describes behavior that is polite, respectful, and considerate of others.
   • Exhibiting courtesy and politeness: It refers to showing regard for others through polite actions and speech.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The hotel staff was always courteous and helpful.
  • It is courteous to hold the door open for the person behind you.
  • He gave a courteous nod to his neighbor.

Advanced Usage

• "To be courteous to someone": To show politeness and respect towards a specific person or group.

  • As a diplomat, she was trained to be courteous to everyone, regardless of their status.

• "Courteous of someone (to do something)": Used to acknowledge that an action was polite.

  • It was very courteous of you to send a thank-you note.

Variants and Related Words

• Courtesy (n): Polite behavior, or a polite action or remark.

  • She treated them with the utmost courtesy.

• Courteously (adv): In a polite and respectful manner.

  • He courteously offered his seat to the elderly woman.

Synonyms

• Polite: Having or showing good manners and respect for others.
• Respectful: Feeling or showing deference and respect.
• Well-mannered: Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.

Antonyms

• Discourteous: Showing rudeness and a lack of consideration for others.
• Rude: Offensively impolite or ill-mannered.
• Impolite: Not having or showing good manners.

Related Phrases

• Common courtesy: The basic level of politeness expected in social interactions.
  • It's common courtesy to reply to an invitation, even if you cannot attend.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners
   • if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world-Francis Bacon
2. exhibiting courtesy and politeness
   • a nice gesture

Từ đồng nghĩa

• gracious
• nice