decency

英 ['diːsnsi] 美 ['diːsnsi]

• n. 得体；礼貌；体面
• (复)decencies：礼仪；行为规范.

英英释义

Noun:

1. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality

2. the quality of being polite and respectable

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Such conduct outrages our normal sense of decency.
   这种行为伤害了我们正常的得体感。
2. His essential decency makes it impossible to dislike him.
   他十分正派，使人不能不喜欢他。
3. You should have the decency to apologize for what you did.
   你应该讲点礼貌，为你所做的事道歉。
4. All people with a sense of decency will look down upon such conduct as that.
   注重尊严的人都会轻视那种行为。

经典引文

• The great Design of Prudence..is to determine and manage every Affair with Decency.

  出自： I. Watts

词汇搭配

• common decency 普通礼貌
• an offense against decency 有失体面的事,违反社...

近反义词

【近义词】

• decorum 礼貌合宜
• morality 道德
• politeness 礼貌
• decorousness 有礼
• civility 礼貌
• courtesy 礼貌
• politesse 优雅
• correctness 正确
• virtue 美德
• dignity 尊严
• innocence 无罪
• kindness 仁慈
• modesty 谦逊
• etiquette 礼仪
• respectability 受尊重
• shame 羞愧
• integrity 完整
• wholesomeness wholesome的名词...
• propriety 适当
• righteousness 正当
• honesty 诚实

【反义词】

• indecency 无礼