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decency

英 ['diːs(ə)nsɪ] 美 ['disnsi]

解释

n. 正派；体面；庄重；合乎礼仪；礼貌

※ 提供单词"decency"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

decency (n.): 1560s, "appropriateness," from Latin decentia "comeliness, decency," from decentem "becoming, fitting" (see decent). Meaning "modesty" (i.e. "appropriateness to standards of society") is from 1630s.

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例句和用法

1. 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。

2. His sense of decency forced him to resign.: 他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。

3. Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency .: 她的举止显示她连起码的礼节都不懂。

4. His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.: 他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议.

5. Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.: 你的行为有伤风化.