**一、释义**

"Be polite to" 是一个英语短语，意为“对……有礼貌”。它强调在与人交往时展现出尊重、友善和考虑他人的行为。这个短语常用于指导人们在社交、职场或其他公共场合如何保持良好的行为礼仪。

**二、用法**

1. **基本用法**

   - 例句：You should always be polite to your elders. (你应该始终对长辈有礼貌。)

2. **引导建议**

   - 例句：When making a request, it's important to be polite to the person you're asking. (在提出请求时，对对方保持礼貌很重要。)

3. **描述行为**

   - 例句：She was so polite to everyone at the party that she won everyone's hearts. (她在派对上对每个人都非常有礼貌，赢得了大家的喜爱。)

4. **批评教育**

   - 例句：Don't interrupt others when they're speaking; that's not being polite to them. (别人讲话时不要打断，那是不礼貌的。)

**三、同义词辨析**

1. **Respectful**: 强调对他人权利、地位或感受的尊重，比如 "He was respectful to his teacher's opinions." (他对老师的见解表示尊重。)

   

2. **Courtesy**: 指的是出于礼貌而做出的行为，如 "It's courtesy to say 'thank you' after receiving a gift." (收到礼物后说“谢谢”是礼貌的表现。)

3. **Well-mannered**: 描述一个人的行为举止得体，如 "The children were well-mannered during the dinner party." (孩子们在晚宴上表现得很有教养。)

4. **Politeness**: 是名词形式，与 "be polite to" 相对应，如 "Politeness is a key element in social interactions." (礼貌是社会交往的关键因素。)

5. **Considerate**: 表示对他人需求和感受的关心，如 "Being considerate of others' feelings is a sign of maturity." (体谅他人的情感是成熟的标志。)

**四、拓展应用**

"Be polite to" 不仅适用于人际交往，也常用于商业沟通、客户服务等领域。例如：

- "In customer service, always be polite to clients, even if they're upset." (在客户服务中，即使客户生气，也要对他们保持礼貌。)

此外，这个短语还可以用来教育孩子或员工如何在不同情境下展现良好教养：

- "Teach your children to be polite to their friends and teachers alike." (教育你的孩子要对朋友和老师都表现出礼貌。)