1. a courteous or respectful or considerate act
2. a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
3. a courteous manner

1.礼貌;谦恭;彬彬有礼
Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others.

courtesy是什么意思

e.g. ...a gentleman who behaves with the utmostcourtesy towards ladies...
对女士极有风度的绅士
e.g. He did not even have thecourtesy to reply to my fax.
他连回复我传真的这点儿礼貌都没有。

2.礼貌
If you refer tothe courtesy of doing something, you are referring to a polite action.

courtesy什么意思

e.g. By extending thecourtesy of a phone call to my clients, I was building a personal relationship with them...
通过礼貌性地给客户打电话，我开始和他们建立起私交。
e.g. At least if they're arguing, they're doing you thecourtesy of being interested.
如果他们在争论，那至少是他们出于礼貌向你表示感兴趣。

3.(正式场合的)客气话，礼貌话
Courtesies are polite, conventional things that people say in formal situations.

e.g. Hugh and John were exchanging faintly barbed courtesies.
休和约翰正说着带有相互挤兑意味的客气话。

4.(服务)免费的
Courtesy is used to describe services that are provided free of charge by an organization to its customers, or to the general public.

courtesy的反义词

e.g. Acourtesy shuttle bus operates between the hotel and the town.
有免费班车往返于酒店和市区。
e.g. ...acourtesy phone.
免费电话

5.(拜访)礼节性的
Acourtesy call or acourtesy visit is a formal visit that you pay someone as a way of showing them politeness or respect.

courtesy的意思

e.g. The President paid acourtesy call on Emperor Akihito.
总统对明仁天皇进行了礼节性的拜访。

6.(无法律实效的或非正式的)尊称
Acourtesy title is a title that someone is allowed to use, although it has no legal or official status.

e.g. Both were accorded thecourtesy title of Lady...
两人都被尊称为“夫人”。
e.g. My title, bycourtesy only, is the Honourable Amalia Lovell.
人们称我为，当然只是出于礼貌，尊敬的阿马利娅·洛弗尔夫人。

7.(用来表示感谢)承蒙…的好意，蒙…提供
If something is providedcourtesy of someone orby courtesy of someone, they provide it. You often use this expression in order to thank them.

courtesy在线翻译

e.g. The waitress brings over some congratulatory glasses of champagne,courtesy of the restaurant...
女侍者端来几杯饭店赠送的用来庆祝的香槟。
e.g. Illustrations bycourtesy of the National Gallery.
图片由国家美术馆提供。

8.作为…的结果;由…引起
If you say that one thing happenscourtesy of another orby courtesy of another, you mean that the second thing causes or is responsible for the first thing.

courtesy的解释

e.g. The air was fresh,courtesy of three holes in the roof...
房顶有3个洞，所以空气很清新。
e.g. As millions will have seen, bycourtesy of the slow motion re-runs, the referee made a mistake.
慢动作重放后，数百万人都可以看到裁判错判了。

by courtesy of

蒙…的好意,蒙…提供 by the permission or generosity of sb

• She was your guest, and entitled to courtesy at your hands.

  出自：I. Compton

• ☆ 13世纪初期进入英语，直接源自中古英语的curteisie，意为礼貌，礼仪。