mid-15c., "having manners befitting a court," from court (n.) + -ly (1). Meaning "pertaining to the court" is from late 15c. Courtly love "highly conventionalized medieval chivalric love" (amour courtois) is attested from 1896.
雙語例句
1. Brian was courtly and reserved.
布賴恩溫文爾雅，含蓄拘謹(jǐn)。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The waiter made a courtly bow.
侍者恭恭敬敬地鞠了一躬。
來自辭典例句
3. The courtly world rose to its feet and bent forward.
那群雍榮華貴的人物全都站起來了,并且探身向前.
來自辭典例句
4. General Zarof , with a deep courtly bow, strolled from the room.
扎洛夫?qū)④姸Y貌地深鞠一躬, 漫步走出了房間.
來自辭典例句
5. We have listened too long to the courtly muses of Europe.