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decency是什么意思

decency

英[ˈdi:snsi] 美[ˈdisənsi]

n. 正派，正直，体面，社会上高尚文雅行为的标准；

相关单词 indecency

同义词

decency的同义词之：
virtue decorum innocence etiquette shame kindness morality

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N-UNCOUNT

合宜;得体;正派;合乎礼仪

Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.
例句
Unfortunately, on Friday night he showed neither decency nor dignity... 不幸的是，周五晚上他表现得既不得体，也不庄重。 His sense of decency forced him to resign. 他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。
PHRASE

（出于礼貌）应该做（但没做）…

If you say that someone did not have the decency to do something, you are criticizing them because there was a particular action which they did not do but which you believe they ought to have done.
例句
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。

英汉词典释义

n.
正派,正直,端庄;体面
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。 A journalist should always live up to the ideals of truth, decency, and justice. 记者必须始终践行真实、正直、正义的理想。
社会上高尚文雅行为的标准,礼仪
Governments are often drawn into disputes about matters of public taste and decency. 政府经常被拉入到有关公众品位和社会风化问题的争论中。

英英词典释义

Noun
1. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
2. the quality of being polite and respectable

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