comity

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony. countable,uncountable
    — There, I saw not only flare-ups of ethnic animosity, but the comity that was also possible among men of different backgrounds.
  2. Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations. countable,uncountable
    — Democrats took control of the House and Senate after 12 years of nearly unbroken Republican rule, with resolute calls for bipartisan comity and a pledge to move quickly on an agenda of health care, homeland security, education and energy proposals.

词形变化

comities plural

词汇关系

近义词
frith
衍生词
incomity

词源

From Late Middle English comite (“association”), from Latin cōmitās.
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