courtesy

n.
1.polite formality,ceremony礼仪，礼节。
△Tw.1.5.222(206): “Sure you have some hideous matter to de-liver,when the courtesy of it is so fearful.”i.e. Youmust have some dreadful message to deliver if youneed such a frightening or elaborate form of introduc-tion. 你一定有什么可怕的事情要说，因为你的礼节已经这么怕人。
2. politeness礼貌。
remember thy courtesy:i.e.remember that you haveremoved your hat注意礼貌（提醒人脱帽）。
△L.L.L.5.1.106(98): ”remember thy courtesy”，i.e. remember thatyou have removed your hat. 不要忘了礼貌（指当提到国王时应该脱帽致敬）。
3. politeness,good breeding礼貌，良好教养。
△H.VIII2.1.52:“call him bounteous Buckingham. / The mir-ror of all courtesy—”把他称为慷慨的白金汉，良好教养的一面镜子。
4. kindness,favour好意（友好行为），好感（善意行为）。
△Mer.3.2. 295(294):“doing courtesies，”为人做好事。
△Shr.4.2.112: “If this be courtesy,sir,accept ofit.”如承不弃，先生，请接受我的好意。
△1H.IV.5.5.32:“Ithank your Grace for this high courtesy，”我感谢殿下让我去办这件高尚的好事。
△1H.VI.5.3.104: “Perhaps Ishall be rescued by the French,/ And then I need notcrave his courtesy.” 也许我会被法军救出去，那么我就不必乞求他的恩惠了。
phrases:
courtesy of nations: usage of civilised nations. uni-versally accepted custom.i.e. the custom of primo-geniture文明国家的习俗，普遍接受的习惯，（指）长子继承的习惯。
△As.1.1.49(46): “The courtesy of nations al-lows you my better,in that you are the first-born；”各国的习俗承认你的身份比我优越，因为你是长子。
do a courtesy: make a concession. give way. yield 让步，退让，屈服。
△Lr.3.7.25:“yet our power / Shall doa courtesy to our wrath.”但我们的权力却得服从我们的愤怒。

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courtesy

vi. = curtsy

courtesy[ˈkə:tisi]

n.礼节，礼貌，好意
◇ by courtesy承蒙好意
by courtesy of承蒙…好意，经由…同意（许可） / dro p a courtesy行屈膝礼
‖ courtesy bus service优待班车
courtesy call礼节性拜访
courtesy car免费接客车
courtesy card临时借阅证，优惠卡，特别优待券
courtesy meal免费餐
courtesy ticket赠票
courtesy title尊称
courteous[ˈkə:tjəs]adj.有礼貌的，殷勤的
courteous reception礼遇