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de·cent
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decently (adv.), decentness (n.)
词根:decent
adv.decently 合适地;高雅地;正派地;亲切地
n.decency 正派;体面;庄重;合乎礼仪;礼貌
Adjective
1. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;
"from a decent family"
"a nice girl"
2. according with custom or propriety;
"her becoming modesty"
"comely behavior"
"it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"
"a decent burial"
"seemly behavior"
3. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior;
"speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
4. enough to meet a purpose;
"an adequate income"
"the food was adequate"
"a decent wage"
"enough food"
"food enough"
5. decently clothed;
"are you decent?"
6. observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress;
"a modest neckline in her dress"
"though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
Adverb
1. in the right manner;
"please do your job properly!"
"can't you carry me decent?"
1530年代,“适合一个人的地位或等级”,也指“得体的,符合适度或社交标准”,源自法语 décent,或直接源自拉丁语 decentem(主格 decens)“得体的,合适的,适当的”, decere 的现在分词形式,意为“合适的或适宜的”(来自 PIE *deke-, 源自 *dek- “接受,接纳”的词根)。相关词汇: Decently。
“友好的,愉快的”意思来自1902年。 “适度的,体面的,足够好的”意思则始于1711年。 “Are you decent?”(你穿好了吗?)(1949年)最初是后台剧院的行话。
Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin decent-, decens, present participle of decēre to be fitting; akin to Latin decus honor, dignus worthy, Greek dokein to seem, seem good
The first known use of decent was in 1539
decentadjective
agreeing with standards of proper behavior, good taste, or morality
clothed in a proper and suitable manner and style
free from poor taste or bad manners
our conversations were always decent, never obscene
fairly good : adequate
decent housing
1 My classmates seemed, for the first time, like a fairly decent bunch.
2 I own as I do not, although I stake a claim on a pretty decent fashion sense, on account of my longstanding friendship with a certain party by the name of Joe Bunch.
3 “One way or another, I’m going to win this game. I just hope starring in Mr. Lemoncello’s commercials earns me some decent money.”
4 Article 15 A rural land contract arbitration commission shall hire arbitrators from impartial and decent personnel.
第十五条农村土地承包仲裁委员会应当从公道正派的人员中聘任仲裁员.
5 "Hardly decent, Mr. McSouthers. It was to Sam Westing's advantage to have a judge in his debt. Needless to say, I have excused myself from every case remotely connected with Westing affairs."
6 Then, without any explanation, as if the connection between the two were obvious, I wrote, I don’t understand why I wasn’t allowed to get a decent education as a child.
7 George told Marco about their farm and their trip and explained that any decent person living in New York had to be a Giants fan.
8 They were large but not fat, well built, with bodies in decent shape.
9 “Wait. My camera. I almost forgot. I had it recording the whole time. There’s probably no decent picture, but I’m sure I got audio.”
10 We won a decent settlement for Mr. Ruffin's family, so they would at least receive some financial help.
11 “That’s because there’s too many bars around here. Too much competition. What this neighborhood needs is a decent diner.”
12 But they had some stands at the fairgrounds, and they had a pretty decent crowd.
13 A child who was flying a kite sensed it in terms of briskness.
一个孩子在放风筝时猛然感到的飞腾.
14 He should do the decent thing and resign.
他应该识时务地辞职。
15 “Found it! You must need a cutting board. Everyone needs a decent cutting board.”
16 “Do your best to keep them in decent shape, and that will be good enough.”
17 “Don’t thank me, it’s what any decent person would have done.”
18 All you decent, well-meaning gentlemen, let me ask you, have you any idea what sort of place the world is becoming all around you?
19 “Nothing. I don’t know. He’s a decent guy. I guess.”
20 Now she was acting like an in-law, like an aunt, dabbling at helping Ruth and the girls, but having no interest in or knowledge of decent housekeeping, she got in the way.
1 适当
right meet due fit appropriate proper applicable adequate Pat APT commensurate congruent becoming apposite befitting propriety meet the case nice happy reasonable suitable lucky acceptable satisfactory apt advisable congruous abstemious condign appertain go in point fair suited opportune congenial suitability
2 像样的
3 合乎礼仪的
5 宽大
free-hearted big large open easy light soft royal broad Catholic loose liberal mild gentle generous charitable tolerant forgiving indulgent lenient permissive soft-hearted great-hearted freeheartedness quarter charity tolerance forgiveness generosity greatness indulgence softness leniency liberality broadness soft-heartedness full
6 合适的
7 适度的
9 正派的
correct proper respectable good Christian modest chaste clean pure upstanding squeamish nice honest pristine sound fair christian decorous white Nice straight
10 大方的
bounteous free liberal generous handsome lavish big-hearted unsparing free-handed heart of gold freehanded open-hand
11 有礼貌
proper civil gentle polished polite attentive gracious civilized presentable well-behaved courtly urbane gentlemanly obliging well-mannered housebroken decorous properly fairly prettily mannerly fair chivalrous courtlike politely civilly gentilesse
12 公平
clean square reasonable even-handed justice equity dinkydi just even level fair equal judicial unjust candid impartial indifferent fair-minded unprejudiced uninfluenced dinkum evenhanded reason fairness detachment candor disinterest fair and square
13 仁慈的
good kind gentle tender gracious forgiving philanthropic merciful benevolent lenient beneficent good-hearted clement soft-hearted kindhearted benignant softhearted benefic largehearted
14 出色的
mean beautiful signal banner tremendous radiant cracking groovy grouse pyrotechnic belting spiffing unco whizzo jim-dandy
15 不猥亵的
16 文雅
quiet elegant gentle finished polished humane gracious civilized dainty suave urbane debonair decorous svelte maidenly Chesterfieldian gently prettily finish grace distinction gentility urbanity suavity gentilesse civilize nice delicate refined polite graceful genteel spirituel polish elegance refinement suaveness refine
17 尚佳
19 善意的
21 相当不错的
22 得体
fit correct fitting delicate graceful seemly respectably propriety respectability felicity quite the thing proper exquisite diplomatic tactful properly correctly gracefully decently attractively tactfully decency seemliness apposite felicitous Felicity correctitude done become in full rig respectable appropriacy be in good best possible taste be in the best possible taste classy becoming decorous suitably decorum nicety befitting gradely happily taste fitness happiness convenance do in bad taste
23 得体的
fit correct fitting delicate graceful seemly diplomatic tasteful becoming decorous felicitous de règle comme il faut proper exquisite tactful apposite done become in full rig respectable classy befitting gradely
24 合意的
good healthy eligible acceptable desirable sympathetic flattering palatable congenial happy gorgeous pleasant plummy connate
25 亲切
nice soft friendly affectionate amiable obliging well-disposed complaisant warmhearted benignant kindness benignity heimish good kind Nice mild tender thoughtful kindly benign courteous meek serviceable beau homely brotherly homey fireside affable genial homelike neighborly good-hearted big-hearted sisterly officious bonhomous caressive couthie homish affettuoso well sweet fairly sweetly favor grace courtesy sweetness bonhomie geniality benignancy honey come by honestly warm hearty gracious good-natured warm-hearted caressing kindhearted good-will gently thoughtfully decently tenderly genially turn humanity goodness goodwill tenderness decency friendliness graciousness pleasantness kindliness amiability homeliness complaisance neighbourliness genialize con amore ex gratia good nature
26 合宜
decently seemly convenience decency decorum expedient convenient comely fitly suitability comeliness
28 还不错
30 一般
run-of-mill run-of-mine mill-run general common average routine Catholic universal steam ordinary moderate par generic prevailing so-so middling vulgate currently generally typically mostly broad commonly universally ordinarily generality fair to middling in gross
31 有礼貌的
proper civil gentle polished polite attentive gracious civilized presentable well-behaved courtly urbane gentlemanly obliging well-mannered housebroken decorous mannerly fair chivalrous courtlike
32 善良的
33 慷慨的
liberal generous lavish bountiful prodigal princely beneficent bounteous munificent unstinting open-handed unstinted free-handed big free gentle handsome ungrudging
34 文雅的
quiet elegant gentle finished polished humane gracious civilized dainty suave urbane debonair decorous svelte maidenly Chesterfieldian nice delicate refined polite graceful genteel spirituel
36 好的
hot worthy bad pretty fine sweet irie gradely lekker kapai ridgy-didge yes very good will do by all means don't mind if I do Beatles beauty k good positive useful neat right I don't mind if I do you said it if you insist
37 过得去
reasonable respectable tolerable passable carry off tol-lol passably beefy livable pass in a crowd
39 舒适的
comfy homey easy soft cosy pleasurable cushy salubrious easeful gemütlich loungey loosey-goosey
40 仁慈
good kind gentle tender gracious forgiving philanthropic merciful benevolent lenient beneficent good-hearted clement soft-hearted kindhearted benignant softhearted benefic largehearted graciously mercifully benevolently leniently quarter grace mercy goodness clemency leniency loving-kindness benignity soft-heartedness benignancy have a heart of gold
42 宽宏的
43 令人满意
good great happy adequate rewarding satisfying gratifying right satisfactorily meet the case up to scratch serve purpose
44 谦逊
self-humbling small low humble lowly unassuming unobtrusive maidenly unostentatious unpretending unpresuming unpresumptuous humbly humility modesty self-humiliation
45 正派
good decency Christian proper modest chaste properly chastity clean pure upstanding squeamish nice honest pristine respectable modesty sound fair christian decorous delicacy decorum white Nice straight
46 讨人喜欢
lovely pleasing flattering personable agreeable lovable likeable likable ingratiating ace-high sweet sweetly crummy popularity please sweeten endear
47 合宜的
48 适当的
due appropriate proper adequate Pat APT commensurate congruent becoming apposite befitting just meet reasonable suitable advisable suited de règle comme il faut fit nice happy lucky applicable acceptable satisfactory apt congruous abstemious condign in point right fair opportune congenial
49 亲切的
nice soft friendly affectionate amiable obliging well-disposed complaisant warmhearted benignant heimish good kind Nice mild tender thoughtful kindly benign courteous meek serviceable beau homely brotherly homey fireside affable genial homelike neighborly good-hearted big-hearted sisterly officious bonhomous caressive couthie homish sweet warm hearty gracious good-natured warm-hearted caressing kindhearted good-will ex gratia
51 还可以的
52 谦逊的
self-humbling small low humble lowly unassuming unobtrusive maidenly unostentatious unpretending unpresuming unpresumptuous
53 相称的
meet harmonious well-balanced becoming commensurable fit proportional assorted proportionate symmetric commensurate proportioned proportionable even appropriate fitting matching answerable matchable homocercal well matched
55 和善的
57 相当好的
58 体面的
respectable presentable solid dear honorable smug gentle savory
59 令人满意的
61 合乎道德的
62 宽大的
free-hearted big large open easy light soft royal broad Catholic loose liberal mild gentle generous charitable tolerant forgiving indulgent lenient permissive soft-hearted great-hearted
65 慷慨
bounteous big free liberal gentle generous handsome lavish prodigal princely munificent unstinting open-handed unstinted ungrudging free-handed well handsomely goodness bounty largesse
67 公平的
clean square reasonable even-handed dinkydi just even level fair equal judicial unjust candid impartial indifferent fair-minded unprejudiced uninfluenced dinkum evenhanded fair and square
68 高雅的
fine elegant refined elevated polite attic respectable exalted aristocratic chaste genteel highbrow rosewater spirituel high-domed high-tone high-browed
70 体面
respectable presentable decency respectability solid dear honorable smug hon. properly honorably honor grace dignity izzat gentle savory decently respectably presentably appearance
73 合乎礼节
74 一般的
run-of-mill run-of-mine mill-run general common average routine Catholic universal steam ordinary moderate par generic prevailing so-so middling vulgate broad
76 和善
77 适度
reasonable moderate modest abstemious relatively fairly reasonably moderately decently mezzo restraint moderation modesty in moderation within limits
78 相称
meet harmonious well-balanced becoming commensurable perspective proportion balance comport agree become proportionate befit beseem fit proportional assorted symmetric commensurate proportioned proportionable proportionment equilibrium proportionality equilibration equipoise commensurability shapeliness commensuration match harmonize consort equilibrate assort symmetrize measure even appropriate fitting matching answerable matchable homocercal long equiponderate well matched in character
80 讨人喜欢的
lovely pleasing flattering personable agreeable lovable likeable likable ingratiating ace-high sweet crummy
82 大方
bounteous free liberal generous handsome lavish big-hearted unsparing free-handed handsomely bounty heart of gold freehanded open-hand freely liberally taste generosity decency
83 宽宏