| 词汇 | decency |
| 释义 | decency | BrE ˈdiːs(ə)nsi, AmE ˈdisənsi | noun ① uncountable (good manners) 得体 ▸ to have the decency to do sth; 得体地做某事 ▸ they might have had the decency to thank us 他们其实应该谢谢我们 ▸ you can't in all decency ask him to pay 最起码你不能让他付钱 ▸ you can't do that ! where's your sense of decency? 你不能那么做！你懂礼貌吗？ ② uncountable (morality) 正派 ▸ he hasn't an ounce of decency 他的品行一点都不端正 ③ uncountable and countable (propriety) 礼仪 ▸ for the sake of decency 为合乎礼仪 ▸ to observe the decencies formal 遵守规矩 ▸ common decency demands you pay your taxes 纳税是每个人的基本行为准则 |
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