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propriety n.适当；正当；得体(复数）proprieties:礼节； 礼仪. (1) 我怀疑这样做是否适当。(2) 然而，按照正当的分类，一个国家的人民不应算作这个国家的财富。(3) 对于那些自认为不正当的事情爱伦总是不屑一顾，并且想教导思嘉也这样做，可是没有多大效果。(4) 我怀疑这样的话是否得体。(5) 你可以相信约翰的行为会完全得体。 In the Victorian Age, both sexes had well-defined roles and were expected to exercise self-restraint. Except for the men. Everyone looked the other way when they went out on benders. Their wives at home however, were so confined by the era's standards of propriety that if a woman so much as referred to the fact that she was pregnant, everyone would cover their mouths and gasp. She'd committed an impropriety.

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英 [prə'praɪəti] 美 [prə'praɪəti] (1) I doubt the propriety of doing so.(2) In propriety of classification, however, the people of a country are not to be counted in its wealth.(3) Ellen ignored all things contrary to her ideas of propriety and tried to teach Scarlett to do the same, but with poor success.(4) I doubt the propriety of such a remark.(5) You can trust John to behave with perfect propriety. Propriety is following what is socially acceptable in speech and behavior. If you are someone who cares about always doing the right and proper thing, your friends might accuse you of being obsessed with propriety and beg you to loosen up. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]适当；正当；妥当；得体 Propriety is the quality of being socially or morally acceptable.   [FORMAL 正式]Their sense of social propriety is eroded.他们的社交礼仪意识淡薄。

英语单词	propriety
英美音标	英 [prə'praɪəti] 美 [prə'praɪəti]
中文释义	n.适当；正当；得体 (复数）proprieties:礼节；礼仪.
英语例句	(1) I doubt the propriety of doing so. (2) In propriety of classification, however, the people of a country are not to be counted in its wealth. (3) Ellen ignored all things contrary to her ideas of propriety and tried to teach Scarlett to do the same, but with poor success. (4) I doubt the propriety of such a remark. (5) You can trust John to behave with perfect propriety.
中文例句	(1) 我怀疑这样做是否适当。 (2) 然而，按照正当的分类，一个国家的人民不应算作这个国家的财富。 (3) 对于那些自认为不正当的事情爱伦总是不屑一顾，并且想教导思嘉也这样做，可是没有多大效果。 (4) 我怀疑这样的话是否得体。 (5) 你可以相信约翰的行为会完全得体。
vocabulary简明	Propriety is following what is socially acceptable in speech and behavior. If you are someone who cares about always doing the right and proper thing, your friends might accuse you of being obsessed with propriety and beg you to loosen up.
vocabulary扩展	In the Victorian Age, both sexes had well-defined roles and were expected to exercise self-restraint. Except for the men. Everyone looked the other way when they went out on benders. Their wives at home however, were so confined by the era's standards of propriety that if a woman so much as referred to the fact that she was pregnant, everyone would cover their mouths and gasp. She'd committed an impropriety.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]适当；正当；妥当；得体 Propriety is the quality of being socially or morally acceptable. [FORMAL 正式] Their sense of social propriety is eroded. 他们的社交礼仪意识淡薄。

Propriety I Doubt Socially 英 Prə'Praɪəti] 美 Prə'Praɪəti N.适当；正当；得体