douceur

名詞

可算名詞不可算名詞廃用イギリス英語

日本語の意味

態度の優しさ、愛想の良さ、穏やかさ / (旧式の用法) 甘い言葉、お世辞 / （他人の態度を和らげるための）贈り物、チップ、または賄賂といったもの

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She handled the complaint with a surprising douceur that calmed everyone.

Google翻訳 / DeepL翻訳

彼女は驚くほどの物腰の柔らかさで苦情に対処し、皆を落ち着かせた。

詳細

意味（1）

Sweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness.

意味（2）

(obsolete) Sweet speech: a compliment.

意味（3）

A sweetener: a gift offered to sweeten another's attitude, a tip or bribe.

When Dangerfield put the little roll in his hand, Irons looked suspicious and frightened, and balanced it in his palm, as if he had thoughts of chucking it from him, as though it were literally a satanic douceur. But it is hard to part with money, and Irons, though he still looked cowed and unhappy, put the money into his breeches' pocket, and he made a queer bow […]

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