English Dictionary

douceur

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 廃用 イギリス英語

Sweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness. / (obsolete) Sweet speech: a compliment. / A sweetener: a gift offered to sweeten another's attitude, a tip or bribe.

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

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

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。

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 […]

意味（4）

(UK) A tax break provided as an inducement to sell valuable items (especially art) to public collections rather than on the open market.

douceurs （ plural ）