decency
- IPA[ˈdiːsnsi]
英式
- behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability；behaviour or appearance that avoids impropriety or immodesty
noun: decency, plural noun: decencies
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability she had the decency to come and confess 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ behaviour or appearance that avoids impropriety or immodesty a loose dress, rather too low-cut for decency
- ▪ the requirements of accepted or respectable behaviour an appeal to common decencies
- 2. things required for a reasonable standard of life I can't afford any of the decencies of life
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- IPA[ˈdēsənsē]
美式
- behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability: she had the decency to come and confess
Oxford American Dictionary
