decency 英 [ˈdi:snsi]   美 [ˈdisənsi]

decency

decency  英 [ˈdi:snsi] 美 [ˈdisənsi]

n. 正派;体面;庄重;合乎礼仪;礼貌 

名词复数:decencies 

He has no decency, no discipline. 他不讲体面,也没有规矩。
He is a man of decency. 他为人正派。

  • The personal quality of decency is one of honesty, good manners, and respect for other people.
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  • n. 正派;体面;庄重;合乎礼仪;礼貌
  • 1. He has no decency, no discipline.

    他不讲体面,也没有规矩。

  • 2. He is a man of decency.

    他为人正派。

  • 3. This belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people. But it also comes from my own American story.

    这一信念来自我对美国人民正派和慷慨的不可动摇的信念,也来自于我自己的美国故事。

  • decency (n.) 1560s, "appropriateness," from Latin decentia "comeliness, decency," from decentem "becoming, fitting," present participle of decere "to be fitting or suitable," from PIE *deke-, from root *dek- "to take, accept." Meaning "modesty" (i.e. "appropriateness to standards of society") is from 1630s.
de·cency / ˈdiːsnsi ; NAmE ˈdiːsnsi / noun 1 [uncountable ] honest, polite behaviour that follows accepted moral standards and shows respect for others 正派;得体;彬彬有礼 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。 Have you no sense of decency? 你礼貌都不懂吗? He might have had the decency toapologize. 他其实应该道个歉的。 2 the decencies [plural ] ( formal) standards of behaviour in society that people think are acceptable 礼仪;行为准则 the basic decencies of civilized society 文明社会的基本行为准则 decency decencies de·cency / ˈdiːsnsi ; NAmE ˈdiːsnsi /
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