decency
英 ['di?s(?)ns?]
美['disnsi]
- n. 正派；體面；莊重；合乎禮儀；禮貌
GRE低頻詞TEM8擴(kuò)展詞匯
助記提示
【弟紳士】弟紳士舉止很得體,很有禮貌
英文詞源
- decency (n.)
- 1560s, "appropriateness," from Latin decentia "comeliness, decency," from decentem "becoming, fitting" (see decent). Meaning "modesty" (i.e. "appropriateness to standards of society") is from 1630s.
雙語例句
- 1. Nobody had the decency to inform me of what was planned.
- 竟然沒有一個(gè)人最起碼地通知我一聲計(jì)劃了些什么。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His sense of decency forced him to resign.
- 他顧及顏面，不得不辭了職。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency .
- 她的舉止顯示她連起碼的禮節(jié)都不懂。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.
- 他的正直感和公平競爭意識(shí)使他拒絕了這一提議.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.
- 你的行為有傷風(fēng)化.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》