politeness是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 礼貌， 客气，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Everyone had apparently shared this feeling, though from politeness they had not expressed it.
-- She wanted from politeness to ask Vassenka whether he would come, and she did not ask him.
-- When at last Volgarinov had received him with exaggerated politeness and unmistakable triumph at his humiliation, and had all but refused the favor asked of him, Stepan Arkadyevitch had made haste to forget it all as soon as possible.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Emma's politeness was at hand directly, to say, with smiling interest 188 Emma 'Have you heard from Miss Fairfax so lately?
-- This is a matter of mere common politeness and good-breeding, and has noth-ing to do with any encouragement to people to marry.'
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The other boys were puzzled and annoyed by herobvious interest in him, for they knew Charles was too shy to hitch two consecutive words together, and politeness wasbeing severely strained to conceal their growing rage.
-- The group turned toward him and accorded him the politeness always due an outsider.
-- Scarlett and Melanie thought of this, but bred to politeness to their elders, refrained fromremarking on the matter.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I am afraid you won't leave any of it for him," said I, timidly; after a silence during which I had hesitated as to the politeness of making the remark.
-- "She might have had the politeness to send that message at first, but it's better late than never.
-- I then said what politeness required.
-- I were at the Bargemen t'other night, Pip;"--whenever he subsided into affection, he called me Pip, and whenever he relapsed into politeness he called me sir; "when there come up in his shay-cart, Pumblechook.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It's impossible,' said Mrs. Gradgrind, with a mingled sense of politeness and injury, 'to be constantly addressing him and never giving him a name.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Out of politeness I waited three minutes, but no sign of my uncle, the Professor.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He was not surprised by the attentions he received from Mr Chivery when that officer was on the lock, for he made little distinction between Mr Chivery's politeness and that of the other turnkeys.
-- 'Politeness must yield to this misguided girl, ma'am,' said Mr Meagles, 'at her present pass; though I hope not altogether to dismiss it, even with the injury you do her so strongly before me.
-- With the utmost politeness and good-breeding, she feigned that it was she not he who had made the difficulty, and who at length gave way; and that the sacrifice was hers not his.
-- It amused me, it worried your dear mama and my Flintwinch, it caused you agonies (my terms for a lesson in politeness towards a gentleman), and it suggested to all the amiable persons interested that your entirely devoted is a man to fear.
-- Politeness and little gallantries are inseparable from my character.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He glanced at her frizzled head, bare shoulders, and fan-tastically trimmed dress with an expression that abashed her more than his answer, which had not particle of his usu-al politeness in it.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Fagin concluded by drawing a rather disagreeable picture of the discomforts of hanging; and, with great friendliness and politeness of manner, expressed his anxious hopes that he might never be obliged to submit Oliver Twist to that unpleasant operation.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Collins was punctual to his time, and was received with great politeness by the whole family.
-- They repulsed every attempt of Mrs. Ben-net at conversation, and by so doing threw a languor over the whole party, which was very little relieved by the long speeches of Mr. Collins, who was complimenting Mr. Bing-ley and his sisters on the elegance of their entertainment, and the hospitality and politeness which had marked their behaviour to their guests.
-- As he was to begin his journey too early on the morrow to see any of the family, the ceremony of leave-taking was performed when the ladies moved for the night; and Mrs. Bennet, with great politeness and cordiality, said how hap-py they should be to see him at Longbourn again, whenever his engagements might allow him to visit them.
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