decency
noun /ˈdiːsnsi/
/ˈdiːsnsi/
- [uncountable] honest, polite behaviour that follows accepted moral standards and shows respect for others
正派;得体;彬彬有礼 - 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。 - Have you no sense of decency?
你礼貌都不懂吗? - He might have had the decency to apologize.
他其实应该道个歉的。 - standards of taste and decency that we expect broadcasting companies to meet
我们期望广播公司达到的品味和体面的标准
Topics Personal qualitiesc2- Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.
你的行为有伤风化。 - We need to restore values of decency, caring and understanding to our society.
我们得让社会回归正派、关爱和包容的价值观。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- human
- basic
- …
- have
- a sense of decency
- standards of decency
- Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency.
- the decencies[plural] (formal) standards of behaviour in society that people think are acceptable
礼仪;行为准则 - the basic decencies of civilized society
文明社会的基本行为准则
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- human
- basic
- …
- have
- a sense of decency
- standards of decency
- the basic decencies of civilized society
词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘appropriateness, fitness’): from Latin decentia, from decent- ‘being fitting’, from the verb decere.