decency

[US]/ˈdiːsnsi/
[UK]/ˈdiːsnsi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 正派;体面;庄重;合乎礼仪;礼貌
Word Forms
复数decencies

Phrases & Collocations

common decency

常识道德

show decency

展示体面

lack of decency

缺乏体面

basic decency

基本道德

decency and respect

体面和尊重

Example Sentences

she had the decency to come and confess.

她有前来坦白的气度。

a total lack of common decency and sensitivity.

全然缺乏普通的庄重和敏感。

I can't afford any of the decencies of life.

我过不起体面的生活。

00 Decency, Tsotsi. You know the word?

体面,你懂这个词吗?

his essays characterized decency as a British peculiarity.

他的散文把庄重体面概述为英国人的特性。

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。

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。

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