early 15c., "gracious, kindly, pleasant, delightful," from Latin suavis "agreeable, sweet, pleasant (to the senses), delightful," from PIE root *swad- "sweet, pleasant" (see sweet (adj.)). In reference to persons, sense of "smoothly agreeable" first recorded 1815 (implied in suavity). Related: Suavely.
雙語例句
1. He is a suave, cool and cultured man.
他是個世故、冷靜、有教養(yǎng)的人。
來自柯林斯例句
2. That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.
在那同一年里,他初次在百老匯登臺, 扮演一個溫文而雅的電臺記者.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
談話時，他溫和有禮。
來自辭典例句
4. Where Root had been suave, knox was often offensive.
魯特表現(xiàn)得溫和文雅, 諾克斯則往往唐突冒失.
來自辭典例句
5. His manner was aristocratic , his movements dapper and suave.