| 单词 | seemly |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['si:mli] |
| 解释 | a.得体的，适宜的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 得体的，适宜的(plea sing by being suitable to an occasion ) 【考】 反义词：indecorous( 无礼的); uncouth(笨拙的); ribald(下流的) 【例】 It would be more seemly to tell her after the funeral. |
| 字源 | seemly (adj.) "of pleasing or good appearance," also "proper, tasteful, decorous," early 13c., semlich, from Old Norse soemiligr "becoming, honorable," from soemr (see seem). Related: Seemliness. Old Norse also had soemleitr "fine to look at." |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 得体的; 适宜的; 礼貌的 【类】ribald: seemly = labyrinthine: direct下流的不是适宜的 = 迷宫似的不是直接的 【反】indecorous(adj 不合礼节的); uncouth(adj 笨拙的; 粗俗的); ribald(adj 下流的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】seem 好看的； 【相关】comely 清秀标致的 |
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