courteous
要点礼儀正しい
意味
- 礼儀正しい,丁重な(polite)
例文
Nelson Mandela was courteous and polite to all.
ネルソン・マンデラは誰に対しても礼儀正しく丁寧でした。
It was courteous of him to write a letter of thanks.
礼状を書くとは彼も礼儀正しかった。
It is very courteous of you to call on me.
訪ねてきてくださって本当にありがとうございます。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English curteis, from Old French curteis (French courtois), from cort (“court”). By surface analysis, court + -eous. Compare typologically Czech zdvořilý (<~ dvůr), German höflich (<~ Hof). Also note Russian прийти́сь ко двору́ (prijtísʹ ko dvorú). Compare typologically civil, urbane. See pagan for the opposite.