单词 | decent |
释义 | de·centBrE /ˈdiːsnt/ NAmE /ˈdiːsnt/ adjective of a good enough standard or quality 像样的;相当不错的;尚好的◆ (informal ) a decent meal /job /place to live 相当不错的饭菜/工作/住所◆ I need a decent night's sleep . 我需要好好地睡上一夜。(of people or behaviour 人或行为举止) honest and fair ; treating people with respect 正派的;公平的;合乎礼节的◆ ordinary , decent , hard -working people 勤劳、正派的普通人◆ Everyone said he was a decent sort of guy . 人人都说他是个品行端正的小伙子。acceptable to people in a particular situation 得体的;合宜的;适当的◆ a decent burial 体面的葬礼◆ That dress isn't decent . 那件连衣裙不够雅观。◆ She ought to have waited for a decent interval before getting married again . 她再次嫁人也应该适当等上一段时间。(informal ) wearing enough clothes to allow sb to see you 穿好了衣服的;适宜于见人的◆ I can't go to the door —I'm not decent . 我不能去开门,我还没穿好衣服。 ➡ compare indecent▸ de·cent·lyBrE /ˈdiːsntli/ NAmE /ˈdiːsntli/ adverb ● to do the decent ˈthing to do what people or society expect , especially in a difficult situation (尤指在困境中)做人心所向的事,做体面事◆ He did the decent thing and resigned . 他做得很体面,辞职了。 |
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