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courtesy 在牛津高阶英汉双解词典上的解释,此处作第三条解:
1.[U] courteous behaviour; good manners 礼貌; 客气: They didn't even have the courtesy to apologize. 他们也不道个歉, 真没有礼貌. * It would only have been common courtesy to say thank you. 说声谢谢不过是普通的礼貌.
2.[C] courteous remark or act 客气话; 礼貌的举止: Do me the courtesy of listening (ie Please listen) to what I have to say. 请听我说几句话.
3.(idm 习语) (by) courtesy of sb by the permission, kindness or favour of sb 承蒙某人允许; 蒙某人的好意: This programme comes by courtesy of (ie is sponsored or paid for by) a local company. 本节目由本地的一家公司提供(赞助或出资).
# `courtesy title (Brit) title conventionally given to sb (eg the son or daughter of a lord) but with no legal validity 礼貌性的尊称(无法律效力的习惯称谓, 如对勋爵子女的尊称).
story 这里应该是新闻报道的意思