プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
ていねい【丁寧】
1 〔礼儀正しいこと〕politeness; 〔丁重で親切なこと〕courteousness
丁寧な｜polite; courteous ((to)); 〔うやうやしい〕respectful; ((文)) deferential; 〔礼儀にかなった〕civil
- 丁寧にさよならを言って出て行った
Saying good-bye politely, he went out. - 丁寧な口のきき方をする
He has a polite manner of speaking.／He is polite [courteous] in speaking. - 彼は丁寧に名刺を受け取った
He took my card courteously [respectfully]. - 心のこもったものの言い方ではないが，少なくとも丁寧だ
There is no warmth in his manner of speaking, but he is at least civil.
2 〔注意深い，念入りな〕
丁寧な (に)｜careful(ly)
- 人形を丁寧に紙に包んだ
She carefully wrapped the doll in paper. - 彼は丁寧に説明してくれた
He gave me a detailed [careful] explanation of it. - 彼は何事も丁寧にする
He is 「conscientious in [careful about] everything.
丁寧語｜polite language