polite作表语时怎么用？

polite的基本意思是“有礼貌的,客气的”,指举止谈吐彬彬有礼。也可作“有教养的,文雅的”解,多指一个人有良好的品行。polite在句中可用作定语或表语。用作表语时其后可接介词短语或动词不定式,该不定式与polite以及句子的主语均存在逻辑上的主谓关系。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

She is a polite girl.

她是一个文雅的姑娘。

A polite young lady came round checking off the guests one by one.

一位有礼貌的年轻女士走过来把已到的客人在名单上一一勾掉。

At the exits polite assistants will take the goods and add up the cost.

在出口处,客气的服务员把你的商品接过去,帮你结账。

I like to deal with a polite clerk.

我喜欢找有礼貌的店员买东西。

用作表语

She grew to know to be polite.

她慢慢地懂得讲礼貌了。

Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite.

尽管你不喜欢我们,但你仍然应该有礼貌。

He was quite polite, of course, but somehow I didn't like his manner.

当然,他的确还是彬彬有礼的,但我就是有些不喜欢他的举止。

You are too polite.

你太客气了。

John did not even bother to be polite.

约翰甚至连礼貌也不讲了。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

He's always so polite to people.

他对人总是那么彬彬有礼。

Bob was polite even to his opponents.

鲍勃甚至对他的对手也很客气。

It is/was+～+(of sb) to- v

It is not polite to interrupt a speaker.

打断人的说话是不礼貌的。

It wasn't very polite of you to serve yourself without asking.

你也不问一声就自己吃起来是不礼貌的。

It is/was+～+that-clause

It is polite that she accepts his invitation.

她接受他的邀请,这显得她很有礼貌。