| 单词 | propriety |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [prə'praiəti] |
| 解释 | n.礼节；适当 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 礼节，适当(appropri ateness; decorum) 【考】 transgression : morality / presumption : propriety(犯罪不讲道德/傲慢 不讲礼貌)prudish : propriety / finicky : quality(过分注意礼节/过分 挑剔质量)indecorous : propriety / boorish : sensitivity(无礼的[人]没有礼貌 /鲁钝的[人]没有敏感) 【记】 propriet(拥有)+y→ 拥有得体的行为 【例】 a breach of propriety(失礼行为) |
| 字源 | propriety (n.) mid-15c., "proper character, disposition," from Old French proprieté "individuality, peculiarity; property" (12c.), from Latin proprietatem (nominative proprietas) "appropriateness," also "ownership" (see property). Meaning "fitness, appropriateness" is attested from 1610s; sense of "conformity to good manners" is from 1782. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 礼节; 适当 【记】源于: proper(adj 适当的; 有礼貌的) 【类】transgression: morality = presumption: propriety犯罪不道德 = 傲慢不礼貌prudish: propriety = finicky: quality过分注意礼节 = 过分挑剔质量indecorous: propriety = boorish: sensitivity无礼的人没有礼貌 = 鲁钝的人没有敏感 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自property (人的)特性，性格；形意音近于appropriate + y，及proper 适当的, 有礼貌的 【相关】appropriate 适当的 |
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