courtly
courtly 英 [ˈkɔ:tli] 美 [ˈkɔrtli]
adj. 尊严而有礼貌的；奉承的；有宫廷气派的，威严的
- The word courtly has nothing to do with a basketball court or court of law. Rather, courtly things relate to royal courts: they're sophisticated and grand.
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- adj. 尊严而有礼貌的；奉承的；有宫廷气派的，威严的
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1. Tall, soft-spoken, and courtly, Woolley moves easily between the City of London, academia, and policymaking circles.
高大、说话温和、威严的Woolley，从容的周旋于伦敦城、学术界和政策制定者之间。
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2. This courtly Poetry came out of the idea of chivalry and courtly love that you might associate with knights in shining armor.
这首宫廷诗取材于骑士精神和典雅爱恋，你可能会想到这与身穿闪光的盔甲的骑士有关。
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3. His ability to gain promotion from three different emperors, including Otto III who made him pope, shows that he was adept at the courtly arts.
他取得提升的能力来是三个不同的皇帝，其中包括任命他为教皇的奥托三世，由此可以表明，他擅长于在宫廷艺术。
- courtly (adj.) late 15c., "well-mannered, courteous, having manners befitting a court," from court (n.) + -ly (1). Compare courteous. Meaning "pertaining to the court" is from late 15c. The elegant, polite, refined courtly love "highly conventionalized medieval chivalric love" (amour courtois) is attested from 1821. Related: Courtliness.
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