decency

英 [ˈdiːsnsi]

美 [ˈdiːsnsi]

n.  正派; 得体; 彬彬有礼; 礼仪; 行为准则

复数：decencies　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9570 / COCA.10391

牛津词典

noun

• 正派；得体；彬彬有礼
  honest, polite behaviour that follows accepted moral standards and shows respect for others
  1. Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency .
     她的举止显示她连起码的礼节都不懂。
  2. Have you no sense of decency ?
     你礼貌都不懂吗？
  3. He might have had the decency to apologize.
     他其实应该道个歉的。
• 礼仪；行为准则
  standards of behaviour in society that people think are acceptable
  1. the basic decencies of civilized society
     文明社会的基本行为准则

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 合宜;得体;正派;合乎礼仪
  Decencyis the quality of following accepted moral standards.
  1. 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。
  2. His sense of decency forced him to resign.
     他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。
  3. ...the threat of rampant materialism to common decency and enlightened values.
     物欲横流对起码的行为准则和文明的价值观所构成的威胁
• PHRASE （出于礼貌）应该做（但没做）…
  If you say that someonedid not have the decency todo 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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being polite and respectable
• the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality

双语例句

• He was a man of decency and good judgment.
  他是一个正派的、判断力很强的人。
• In her profligate life, she lost all sense of decency.
  在她放荡的生活中，她完全丧失了一个正常人的理智。
• 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。
• His sense of decency forced him to resign.
  他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。
• If you have some decency, you should apologize to that old lady for what you've said.
  如果你懂点礼貌，你就该为你所说过的话向老太太道歉。
• Sheldon: This affront to justice and decency cannot go unanswered.
  这是对正义和尊严的侮辱，不能置之不理。
• They tried to restore some sense and decency to the administration.
  他们试图使政府恢复些以往的理智和体面。
• There would be no violation of decency in their paying a visit the little party of three to the sights of the metropolis.
  他们这三人小组在首都参观访问期间，不会有什么越轨的行为。
• Have the decency to apologize for what you did!
  讲点礼貌，为你所做的事道歉！
• 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。