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Decorum I Décor Decorous 英 Dɪ'Kɔːrəm] 美 Dɪ'Kɔːrəm N.礼貌合宜

英语单词 decorum
英美音标 英 [dɪ'kɔːrəm] 美 [dɪ'kɔːrəm]
中文释义 n.礼貌合宜
英语例句 (1) Can you cancel a date with decorum?
(2) I hope you will behave with decorum at the funeral.
(3) Each had enough decorum to suspend further hostilities.
中文例句 (1) 你能够有礼貌地取消约会吗?
(2) 我们希望你在葬礼上做到得体有礼。
(3) 双方都还有足够的礼貌,总算暂时停止了进一步的敌对行为。
vocabulary简明 Decorum is proper and polite behavior. If you let out a big belch at a fancy dinner party, you're not showing much decorum.
vocabulary扩展 This noun is from Latin decōrus "proper, becoming, handsome," from décor "beauty, grace," which is also the source of English décor. The corresponding adjective is decorous, meaning "well-behaved in a particular situation." Both decorum and decorous are often used to describe behavior in a classroom or courtroom.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]有礼;得体;庄重 Decorum is behaviour that people consider to be correct, polite, and respectable.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • I was treated with decorum and respect throughout the investigation.

    整个调查过程中他们都有礼有节,对我很尊重。

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