decorous
英 [ˈdekərəs]
美 [ˈdekərəs]
adj. 礼貌得体的; 端庄稳重的
BNC.33102 / COCA.27331
同义词辨析
decorousdecentniceseemly【导航词义：正派的】
decorousadj. 〈正式〉端庄的，得体的
〔辨析〕
主要指人的外表或者行为很得体的。
〔例证〕
a decorous hug
礼貌得体的拥抱
It is decorous to wear a tie at an evening party.
在晚会上佩戴领带是得体的。
礼貌得体的拥抱
It is decorous to wear a tie at an evening party.
在晚会上佩戴领带是得体的。
decentadj. 正派的，规矩的
〔辨析〕
指道德标准符合社会规范的。
〔例证〕
She is a decent citizen.
她是个正派的市民。
The President did the decent thing.
总统做了他该做的事。
她是个正派的市民。
The President did the decent thing.
总统做了他该做的事。
niceadj. 〈旧〉正派的
〔辨析〕
指道德品行高尚的，但此义现已不常用。
〔例证〕
Nice girls don't do such things.
正派姑娘不会做这种事儿的。
正派姑娘不会做这种事儿的。
seemlyadj. 〈旧〉适宜的，得体的，合乎行为规范的
〔辨析〕
指根据通行的行为规范，言行举止符合某一情境或社交场合的，但此义现已不常用。
〔例证〕
It is not seemly for guests to gossip about the hostess.
客人对女主人说三道四似乎不大得体。
客人对女主人说三道四似乎不大得体。
牛津词典
adj.
- 礼貌得体的；端庄稳重的
polite and appropriate in a particular social situation; not shocking- a decorous kiss
礼貌得体的一吻
- a decorous kiss
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 符合礼仪的;得体的;庄重的
Decorousbehaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.- They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny.
他们每天都和保姆一起在公园里散步，表现得很有教养。
- They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny.
英英释义
adj
- characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
- the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme
- according with custom or propriety
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
双语例句
- Early in Victorian England, the afternoon tea is not only a British an upper social decorous eating habits.
早在英国维多利亚时代，下午茶已经不仅仅是英国的一种上层社会文雅的饮食习惯。 - He explained the problem in his careful and decorous way.
他谨慎得体地解释了这个问题。 - To feel, or feign, decorous woe.
感到或装作适当的悲伤。 - The tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme.
促膝谈心是件非常雅致的事情。 - But game culture is not the culture with decorous what absolutely.
但游戏文化绝不是什么高雅的文化。 - For a gentleman there are only two decorous states, absolute poverty or overpowering wealth.
对于一个有身份的人来说，只有两种正派的情况：特别贫困或极其富裕。 - "the friend of the accountant" style is decorous and content is solid, dispel doubts pass via do not flow at preaching, read seriously only, pains is studied, total meeting open a book is good.
《会计之友》格调高雅而内容扎实，解惑传经而不流于说教，只有认真阅读，苦心钻研，总会开卷有益。 - O shade, so sedate and decorous by day, with calm countenance and regulated pace;
啊，白日里那么沉着和端庄，状貌安详，步履均匀。 - It's a very mannered, decorous language.
是一种非常礼貌且高雅的语言。 - In the event, Sunday night's summit in Paris was a much more decorous and successful occasion than many an EU crisis summit.
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