0 polite and showing respect -- 有禮貌的;謙恭有禮的
Although she often disagreed with me, she was always courteous. 儘管她常常和我意見不一致,卻總是客氣有禮。
An example is knowledge of how to be courteous in a given culture.
One 's reply to a possible question must be extremely courteous but one 's face should reveal his real state of mind.
As meticulously courteous as he was logical, he suffered in a world where not all were as honourable in those respects as he was.
This is because the fact, if it is a fact, that signing swiftly was courteous and solicitous was not effectively communicated.
Each has presented commentary and objections in a helpful and courteous way.
Both used these salutations to end their letters, and these were much more than merely courteous or formulaic sentiments.
I received a most courteous reply, thanking me for my help.
The honest, the civil, the courteous, the soldierly all called up the larger concept.