形容词
1. 彬彬有礼的;有教养的;上流社会的;装出绅士派头的
A genteel person is respectable and well-mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class.
2. (地方)幽静的,古朴单调的
A genteel place or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull.
1. marked by refinement in taste and manners
e.g. cultivated speech
cultured Bostonians
cultured tastes
a genteel old lady
polite society