Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.
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n. 高贵的地位[出身];有风度，彬彬有礼;因循旧习;
💡 gent绅士+ility 表示性质、状态、情况 →有教养，文雅；上流阶层
"The hotel has an air of faded gentility."
这家宾馆有一种没落的贵族氛围。
近义：aristocracy, nobility, elite, gentry, polish, refinement
反义：mob, raff, ragtag, riffraff, trash, canaille
adj. 左边的，左侧的;左派的;
n. 左，左面;[军]左翼;左派，激进分子;
adv. 向左;在左边;
v. 离开( leave的过去式和过去分词);
"He left school at the age of 18."
他18岁读完中学。
近义：nigh, leftover, pending, remaining, remanent, residual
反义：lacking, short
prep. （表示方向）越过;（部份或全部覆盖）在…上面;由于;（表示论及）关于;
adv. 结束;再;（倒）下;从一边至另一边;
adj. 过去的;外面的;在上的;上级的;
n. 额外;剩余;剩余（或多余）的量;剩余物;
int. [电信学]报文完，请回复！;
vt. 走过，跳过;[美国方言]从…恢复过来;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义：above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反义：under, below, beneath
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;丰富多彩的;油腻的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
过了一会儿，浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。
近义：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反义：impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
n. 钱;财富;薪水;款项;
💡 如果乱花 钱，家长会“骂你”（谐音）
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义：assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
adj. 过去的;用完了;死去的;无望的，无可挽救的;
v. go的过去分词;
"He's gone AWOL from his base."
他从基地开了小差。
近义：absent, missing, departed