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If a man is gentlemanly, he speaks and behaves and treats other people with respect. It can describe the man, or just the act: a gentlemanly apology, a gentlemanly silence.
If a man is gentlemanly如果一個男人是gentlemanly, he speaks and behaves politely他講話和行為都很有禮貌 and treats other people with respect而且會尊重別人. It can describe the man, or just the act這個字可以形容那個人，也可以只形容那個行為: a gentlemanly apology, a gentlemanly silencea gentlemanly apology（紳士的道歉）、a gentlemanly silence（紳士的沉默）
It is also an adverb: he back gentlemanly, though gentlemanly as an adverb is less common now than in a gentlemanly way.
It is also an adverb這個字也可以當副詞: he stepped back gentlemanly像he stepped back gentlemanly, though gentlemanly as an adverb is less common now than in a gentlemanly way不過現在gentlemanly當副詞用，已經沒有in a gentlemanly way這種講法常見了
The word still lives, but it carries an old ideal of how a man 'should' behave — opening doors, not raising his voice, not taking advantage. Though actually, people use it for the behaviour, not only for rich men: a poor person can be gentlemanly, and a rich one can fail at it.
The word still lives這個字現在還在用, but it carries an old ideal of how a man 'should' behave但它帶著一種舊時代對男人「應該」怎麼表現的理想 — opening doors, not raising his voice, not taking advantage幫人開門、不提高嗓門、不佔人便宜. Though actually不過其實, people use it for the behaviour, not only for rich men大家是在講那個行為，不是只講有錢人: a poor person can be gentlemanly窮人也可以很gentlemanly, and a rich one can fail at it有錢人也可能做不到
Some speakers now feel the word is a bit dated, or too tied to men, and will say polite or respectful instead.
Some speakers now feel the word is a bit dated有些人現在覺得這個字有點過時, or too tied to men或太綁定在男性身上, and will say polite or respectful instead會改說polite或respectful
組成From gentleman + -ly. In Middle English it was already gentilmanly, used both as an adjective and as an adverb.
同家族的字
- gentlemanthe noun the adjective is built from
- gentlemanlikenear-synonym, same gentleman + a suffix
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
gentlemanlyadj詞源 1
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Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.
- Best of all, he ought to imagine his fellow-gamblers and the rest of the mob which stands trembling over a coin to be equally rich and gentlemanly with himself, and playing solely for recreation and pleasure.
- With an election to cover and the soccer season in full swing, the sudoku newspaper rivalry stayed relatively gentlemanly until this month, when some of the last sudoku holdouts, including The Independent and The Guardian, joined the fray.
gentlemanlyadv詞源 2
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In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely.
- He went gentlemanly dressed in East Virginia style, wore a high-top silk hat, as had lawyer Park, and sported a gold headed walking cane.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。