seemly
英 [ˈsiːmli]
美 [ˈsiːmli]
adj. 合适的; 得体的; 合乎礼仪的
BNC.40478 / COCA.35852
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.
- 合适的；得体的；合乎礼仪的
appropriate for a particular social situation
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 得体的;适当的;合乎礼仪的
Seemlybehaviour or dress is appropriate in the particular circumstances.- Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
人们认为女性不应该过于自信。
- Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
英英释义
adj
- 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
- 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.
她适当的谦虚；举止适当的；老是要钱对绅士来说使不礼貌的；体面的埋葬；举止适当。 - It would not be seemly for me to say ( even if I knew the answer) why the company has chosen me.
这家公司为什么选我？这个问题似乎不该由我来回答（即便我知道答案也是如此）。 - It provides foundation for IT corporation to select the seemly logistics operation mode.
因此选择合适的物流运作模式是成功构建企业物流系统的前提。 - Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
人们认为女性不应该过于自信。 - But, to the advanced ventilation mode& PSV, usual PID algorithm seemly becomes no satisfactory.
以往的呼吸机只有控制通气方式，使用的是常规的PID算法，收到了满意的效果，但对高性能呼吸机中先进的呼吸方式PSV，常规的PID则显得无能为力了。 - It is a seemly undisputable fact that music is a non-semantic art.
音乐是非语义性的艺术，这似乎已成为不争的定论。 - In the course of investigation I found that those candidates who seemly unfamiliar with the rules of the election had confirmed some of the theories of communication in the election process of political communication through the "votes" strategy.
在调查的过程中笔者发现，这些看似并不熟悉选举规则的候选人，在选举的政治传播过程中所采取的拉票策略，印证了传播学当中的一些理论。 - When such a grossly misinterpreted claim was busted, she went for another by copying or writing large amount of seemly related but really out of context content.
当这样一个严重的曲解被驳斥后，她又去制造另外的谎言，抄来或者写了大量的看似相关，实则无关的内容。 - It will be more seemly to tell her after the funeral.
待葬礼过后再告诉她较合适。 - Both the eurozone crisis and that terrible war occurred amid sudden power shifts; they were triggered by seemly trivial events; and they became incredibly complicated.
欧元区危机和那场可怕的战争都发生在实力平衡突然出现改变的背景之下；它们都是由看似微不足道的事件引发的；最终都变得极其复杂。