Gentility is but ancient riches.

出身高贵,只不过是其祖辈有钱.

Gentility without ability is worse than plain beggary.

死要面子活受罪.

He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility ( James Joyce )

为了给人有贵族气派的印象,他说话粗暴( 詹姆斯乔伊丝 )

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity, and afraid of being overtake.

时髦,是逃亡自庸俗而又惟恐被?上的假斯文.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity, and afraid of being overtaken.

时髦,是逃亡自庸俗而又惟恐被赶上假斯文.

She was ladylike, too, after the manner of the feminine gentility of those days;

就那个时代女性举止优雅的风范而论，她也属贵妇之列；

She was ladylike , too, after the manner of the feminine gentility of those days;

就那个时代女性举止优雅的风范而论，她也属贵妇之列；

People are nice but he has a gentility and open kindness to him that I loved working with.

人人都很好，但是他却独有一种绅士风度，让我很开心和他共事。

Owing to the natural limit of the vocal cords, the roaring only betrays the gentility of the cat.

也许是声带的天然性，怎么听都有猫的温柔。

He emitted a laboured breath, as if the scene were getting rather oppressive to his heart, or to his conscience, or to his gentility.

他沉重地呼了一口气，仿佛当时的情景使他的良心感受到了压力，使他的良知和脸面也感受到了压力。