politely

/pəˈɫaɪtɫi/ adv B1 ✓

in a polite manner

Word Origin From Latin 'politus', past participle of 'polire' 'to polish, smooth' — so polite originally meant 'polished, refined' in behavior. 'Politely' is the adverb. The root 'polire' gives us 'polish', 'impolite', 'politeness'. The PIE root *pel- meant 'to smooth'. So being polite is being socially polished.

adv in a polite manner B1 ✓

She politely declined the invitation, explaining she had prior commitments.

(副词) 礼貌地;客气地;彬彬有礼地

她礼貌地拒绝了邀请,解释说已有其他安排。

(adverbio) cortésmente; educadamente; gentilmente; amablemente [de manera cortés]

Rechazó cortésmente la invitación, explicando que tenía compromisos previos.

(adverbe) poliment; avec politesse; courtoisement; aimablement; gentiment [D'une manière polie ; avec courtoisie.]

Elle a poliment refusé l'invitation, expliquant qu'elle avait des engagements préalables.

(Adverb) höflich; zuvorkommend; artig [auf höfliche Weise; in einer Art und Weise, die Respekt, Rücksichtnahme und gute Manieren zeigt]

Sie lehnte die Einladung **politely** ab und erklärte, dass sie bereits andere Verpflichtungen habe.

(副詞) 礼儀正しく。

彼女は先約があることを説明し、**politely**招待を断った。

(advérbio) educadamente; polidamente; cortesmente; gentilmente [de modo educado]

Ela recusou educadamente o convite, explicando que tinha compromissos anteriores.

Word parts: polite + ly

Common collocations

ask verb smile verb listen verb firmly adv wait verb enquire verb nod verb thank verb decline verb refuse verb reply verb speak verb

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