propriety是什么意思？

propriety

英[prəˈpraɪəti] 美[prəˈpraɪɪti]

• n. <正>礼貌，规矩，正当，合适；

复数：proprieties;

例句

• The sensitive matter was handled with great propriety. 这件机密的事处理得极为适当。
• We hesitated at the propriety of the method. 我们对这种办法是否适用拿不定主意。
• The physical strength of paper can be enhanced by appending propriety collagen. 在植物纤维中添加适量的胶原纤维可以较大地提高纸页的强度性能.
• Nobody questioned the propriety of her being there alone. 没人认为她只身出现在那里不得体。
• Elinor the corgi behaved with great propriety, while Mr Toshio Suzuki did headstands on the lawn. 当铃木敏夫先生在草坪上倒立时,家里的威尔斯柯基犬Elinor举止得宜.
• In male company, perhaps he did overstep the bounds of propriety. 在清一色男性的公司里，可能他的举止确实有失得体。
• Their sense of social propriety is eroded. 他们的社交礼仪意识淡薄。
• His marriage and family life is a model of propriety. 他的婚姻和家庭生活都是规规矩矩的。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  适当；正当；妥当；得体
  Propriety is the quality of being socially or morally acceptable.
  例句
  Their sense of social propriety is eroded. 他们的社交礼仪意识淡薄。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  正当,妥当;合适,适当,适宜
  We hesitated at the propriety of the method. 我们对这种办法是否适用拿不定主意。 The sensitive matter was handled with great propriety. 这件机密的事处理得极为适当。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. correct or appropriate behavior