decent

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

Translation

adj. 得體的;正派的;相當好的

Phrases & Collocations

decent quality

質量不錯

a decent person

一個正派的人

decent salary

合理的薪水

Example Sentences

decent language and decent behaviour

高雅的談吐和行爲

that's awfully decent of you.

你真是太好了。

a decent and honourable man.

一位體面可敬的男子。

decent standard of life

中等生活水平

The clerk is a decent sort.

那位職員是正派的那一類人

It is not decent to do so.

這樣做是有失體統的。

He is quite a decent fellow.

他是個很規矩的人。

He made a decent record.

他成績尚佳。

a decent clean-living individual.

安分守己的正派人。

a decent high-necked dress.

得體的高領女裝。

there's a few decent players in the team.

隊裏有一些好選手。

There are no decent schools round here.

這附近沒什麼像樣的學校。

He earns a decent wage.

他掙一份很不錯的工資。

very decent of them to lend you money.

他們借給你錢真是好

he'd always come across as a decent sort.

他看上去總是像個正派人。

they would meet again after a decent interval.

他們在適當的間隔之後會再見面。

they prefer voting for devils than for decent men.

他們寧願投票選惡棍也不願選正派人。

Real-world Examples

That is the decent thing to do.

這麼做纔有點人樣。

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 1

And decent people everywhere should reject it.

任何正直的人都應該拒絕。

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Maybe we'll get a decent headmaster now.

現在我們大概會有一個像樣的校長了。

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Of course, any time the family produced someone halfway decent they were disowned.

當然啦,每當家族中產生一個還算正派的人物時,他們就聲明與他斷絕關係。

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

These are decent measures—but nowhere near enough.

這些措施還不錯,但還遠遠不夠。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

This is really just pretty decent cooking chocolate from a supermarket.

這真的只是超市裏相當不錯的烹飪用巧克力。

Source: Gourmet Base

Michael Adebolajo, a British citizen of Nigerian decent back in 2010.

邁克爾·安德波洛在 2010年回到尼日利亞的英國公民。

Source: CNN Listening Compilation May 2013

I know you have a stash of decent blankets.

我知道你們肯定藏有好毯子。

Source: Our Day This Season 1

That sounds like a decent size community.

那聽起來是一個十分不錯的地方。

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

But people still want to have a decent ride.

但是人們還是想要一輛體面的車。

Source: Charlie Rose interviews Didi President Liu Qing.

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