courtesy /ˈkɜːtɪsɪ/ CET6 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others. 彬彬有礼 [正式]

  例：

  ...a gentleman who behaves with the utmost courtesy towards ladies.

  …一位对女士极为彬彬有礼的绅士。

• 2. 

  N-SING If you refer to the courtesy of doing something, you are referring to a polite action. 彬彬有礼的举止 [正式]

  例：

  By extending the courtesy of a phone call to my clients, I was building a personal relationship with them.

  通过给客户打电话这样有礼的行为，我渐渐和他们建立起私交。

• 3. 

  ADJ Courtesy is used to describe services that are provided free of charge by an organization to its customers, or to the general public. 免费的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  A courtesy shuttle bus operates between the hotel and the town.

  一辆免费运送班车在旅馆和小镇之间往返。

• 4. 

  ADJ A courtesy call or a courtesy visit is a formal visit that you pay someone as a way of showing them politeness or respect. 出于礼节的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  The president paid a courtesy call on Emperor Akihito.

  总统礼节性地拜访了明仁天皇。

• 5. 

  PHRASE If something is provided courtesy of someone or by courtesy of someone, they provide it. You often use this expression in order to thank them. 蒙…的好意

  例：

  The waitress brings over some congratulatory glasses of champagne, courtesy of the restaurant.

  蒙饭店的好意，女侍者们送过来几杯表示祝贺的香槟酒。