decent是什么意思？

decent

英[ˈdi:snt] 美[ˈdisənt]

• adj. 正派的，得体的，（服装等）相称的，合宜的，相当好的；

副词：decently;

例句

• It is not decent to laugh at a crippled person. 笑话一个瘸子是不得体的行为。
• We want to raise our children to be decent men and women. 我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
• He earns a decent wage. 他挣一份很不错的工资。
• It is not decent to do so. 这样做是有失体统的。
• Those tight trousers of yours aren't very decent! 你那条紧身裤真不雅观！
• I didn't have a decent dress for the dance. 我没有参加舞会的合适的衣服。
• And then he was awfully decent about giving me this job. 当时他特别宽厚,将这件工作交给了我。
• They earn decent livings to support themselves and make contributions to the world. 她们可以支费自己的生活同时做对世界有贡献的事情.
• If officers are to do good work they must have decent messes, and be comfortable. 如果要军官做好工作,必须让他们吃像样的伙食, 住得舒适.
• There were a couple of decent kits knocking around, but this wasn't one of them! 这里有几套像样的装备,但这套不是！

同义词

• adj.
  decent的同义词之：体面的;合乎礼仪的
  proper, right, correct, respectable,
  decent的同义词之：像样的;还不错的
  good, enough, fit, suitable, adequate,
• decent的同义词之：其他释义
  kind, aboveboard, fit, virtuous, worthy, good, pure, right, respectable, chaste, proper, correct, suitable, adequate, tolerable, ethical, fitting,

反义词

• adj.
  decent的反义词之：正派的;文雅的
  vulgar, indecent, coarse,
• decent的反义词之：其他释义
  vulgar, coarse, shabby, obscene, indecent,

词组

• do the decent thing
  take the most honourable or appropriate course of action, even if is not necessarily in one's own interests 做有体面的事

英语四级真题

And by then people were just happy to have a decent quantity of food in their kitchens.
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英语六级真题

They have a harder time getting a job with decent pay.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  像样的;尚好的;过得去的
  Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.
  例句
  Nearby is a village with a decent pub... 附近的村子里有一家还不错的酒馆。 He didn't get a decent explanation... 他没有得到一个像样的解释。
• ADJ
  合宜的;得体的;适当的;正当的
  Decent is used to describe something which is morally correct or acceptable.
  例句
  But, after a decent interval, trade relations began to return to normal... 但是适当地间断一段时间后，贸易关系开始恢复正常。 She watched his face, as the coffin was lowered into the ground. As soon as it was decent, he plunged through the crowd towards the cars. 棺材慢慢放入墓穴时她一直注视着他的脸。礼仪许可的时间一到，他便挤过人群走向那些车子。
• ADJ-GRADED
  （人）正派的，正直的，规矩的
  Decent people are honest and behave in a way that most people approve of.
  例句
  The majority of people around here are decent people... 这里的大多数人都很正派。 The jury will see what a decent guy he is. 陪审团将会认识到他是一个多么正派的人。
• PHRASE
  做（不想做但）应该做的事
  If you say that someone should do the decent thing, you mean that they should do something which they do not really want to do, but which you think they ought to do.
  例句
  He should do the decent thing and resign. 他应该识时务地辞职。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  人或行为举止正派的；公平的；合乎礼节的
  I didn't have a decent dress for the dance. 我没有参加舞会的合适的衣服。 Those tight trousers of yours aren't very decent! 你那条紧身裤真不雅观！
  像样的, 过得去的, 体面的，相当不错的，尚好的
  It is not decent to do so. 这样做是有失体统的。
  令人满意的, 相当好的
  He earns a decent wage. 他挣一份很不错的工资。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;
  "from a decent family""a nice girl"
  2. according with custom or propriety;
  "her becoming modesty""comely behavior""it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money""a decent burial""seemly behavior"
  3. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior;
  "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
  4. enough to meet a purpose;
  "an adequate income""the food was adequate""a decent wage""enough food""food enough"
  5. decently clothed;
  "are you decent?"
  6. observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress;
  "a modest neckline in her dress""though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
• Adverb
  1. in the right manner;
  "please do your job properly!""can't you carry me decent?"