Decency
[ 'disnsi ]
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n. 正派;正直;体面;社会上高尚文雅行为的标准;
💡 词根助记
dec 美+ency 名词后缀→体面，庄重
📝 例句
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。
🌱 联想助记
decent
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
decency
n
1 [U] quality of being or appearing as respectable people would wish 正派; 端庄; 高雅; 体面
an offence against decency, eg appearing naked in public 有伤风化之举（如当众裸体）
Have the decency to (ie Be polite and) apologize for what you did! 讲点礼貌, 为你所做的事道歉!
2 the decencies [pl]
standards of respectable behaviour in society 社会上高尚文雅行为的标准
We must observe the decencies and attend the funeral. 我们要遵照礼仪参加葬礼.
🔁 扩展释义
*['di:sәnsi]n. 得体, 礼貌, 正派【法】 正当, 正派, 合乎礼仪
📖 同为「公共英语」词汇
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But some things are personal or private, and questions about them are not polite.
但是有些事是私人的，问这些方面的问题是不礼貌的。
An oak is not felled at one stroke.
万事不能一蹴而就。
He always took off his shoes and threw them on the floor.
他总是脱下鞋子，把它们丢在地板上。