GbEng
温文有礼是绅士的特质。 Politeness is the attribute of a gentleman.
一位绅士无论发生什么都不应对人家生气。 A gentleman should not be down on others whatever happens.
我们的男主人远远看到有个外表不俗的绅士站在大厅的尽头。 Our host descried a gentleman of unusual appearance standing at the far end of the hall.
他那彬彬有礼的举止显出他是个绅士. His polite manners bespoke the gentleman.
绅士可能有钱、或者可能依赖朋友过活;绅士的准则是,无论他怎么穷也罢,他依然是拒绝做任何有用的工作的。 A gentleman may have money or may sponge on his friends; the criterion of a gentleman is that however poor he may be he still refuses to do useful work.