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Decency 英[ˈdi:Snsi 美[ˈdisənsi N.正派;正直;体面;社会上高尚文雅行为的标准 N Uncount 合宜;得体;正派;合乎礼仪 Quality Accepted

单词 decency
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英[ˈdi:snsi] 美[ˈdisənsi]
解释
n.正派;正直;体面;社会上高尚文雅行为的标准;
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N-UNCOUNT
合宜;得体;正派;合乎礼仪
Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.
例:Unfortunately, on Friday night he showed neither decency nor dignity...不幸的是,周五晚上他表现得既不得体,也不庄重。
例:His sense of decency forced him to resign.他顾及颜面,不得不辞了职。

PHRASE
(出于礼貌)应该做(但没做)…
If you say that someone did not have the decency to do something, you are criticizing them because there was a particular action which they did not do but which you believe they ought to have done.
例:Nobody had the decency to inform me of what was planned.竟然没有一个人最起码地通知我一声计划了些什么。
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