English Dictionary

couth

IPA（発音記号）

/kuːθ/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常 稀用

Social grace, refinement, sophistication; etiquette, manners. / (rare) A person with social graces; a refined or sophisticated person.

日本語の意味

社交的な洗練、優雅さ / 上品なマナーや礼儀作法 / 洗練された人物（社交的な魅力を持つ人）

Despite his rough upbringing, Marcus surprised everyone with an unexpected couth at the formal dinner, charming the guests with his ease and refinement.

荒っぽい育ちにもかかわらず、マーカスは公式の晩餐会で予想外の礼儀正しさを見せ、その落ち着きと洗練で客人たちを魅了した。

意味（1）

Social grace, refinement, sophistication; etiquette, manners.

That man has no couth.

意味（2）

(rare) A person with social graces; a refined or sophisticated person.

We transformed the uncouths into couths, the unkempts into kempts, the inerts into erts! We did it all by speaking to teen-agers on their own terms and in their own language. Note: Likely to be a nonce use.]

couths （ plural ）