decency
翻译
正派, 体面, 得体, 礼仪
例句
He had the decency to apologise.
他还有点体面,道了歉。
She was shocked by the lack of decency.
她对这种不体面的行为感到震惊。
语法模式
((the decency)) to do sth. 有体面去做某事 He had the decency to apologise.
((a lack of)) decency 缺乏体面 She was shocked by the lack of decency.
近义词
同义词: propriety, decorum, respectability; 反义词: indecency, impropriety
词源
源自拉丁语 'decere'(适合),经由 'decens'(合适的,得体的)。后缀 '-cy' 构成抽象名词。
记忆技巧
可以把它想成是一个 'decent'(体面的)人所拥有的品质。如果某人是体面的,他就会表现出体面(decency)。