decency
英['diːs(ə)nsɪ]
美['disnsi]
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【弟绅士】弟绅士举止很得体,很有礼貌
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Nobody had the decency to inform me of what was planned.
- 竟然没有一个人最起码地通知我一声计划了些什么。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. His sense of decency forced him to resign.
- 他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency .
- 她的举止显示她连起码的礼节都不懂。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.
- 他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.
- 你的行为有伤风化.
来自《简明英汉词典》