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non-U
adjective
UKold-fashioneduk /ˌnɒnˈjuː/ us /ˌnɑːnˈjuː/
Behaviour or ways of speaking that are non-U would not be considered acceptable by people of high social class.（行为或说话方式）不合于上层阶级意愿的
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U, uadjective(UPPER-CLASS)UKold-fashioned
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Manners & levels of formality
button-down
buttoned-up
casualization
ceremonious
ceremoniously
formally
genteel
genteelly
genteelness
gentility
grace
non-formal
not the done thingidiom
over-familiar
propriety
pukka
solemnity
valediction
valedictory
without ceremony
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