| 单词 | decency |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 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; |
| 例句 | 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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