courteous

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Thân thiện, lịch sự

BrE /ˈkɜːtɪəs/ AmE /ˈkɜːrtiəs/

adjective en → vi

1 POLITE [attributive or predicative] B1

Thân thiện, lịch sự

showing politeness and respect to other people

  • be courteous

Collocations courteous behaviour · a courteous greeting

  • He was very courteous to everyone he met.

    Anh ấy rất lịch sự với mọi người mà anh gặp.

2 RESPECTFUL [attributive or predicative] B1

Kính trọng, tôn trọng

showing respect for other people's opinions and feelings

  • be courteous about something

Collocations courteous consideration · a courteous response

  • She was courteous about my opinion.

    Cô ấy tôn trọng ý kiến của tôi.