n.得體;禮貌;體面
名詞復數: decencies
/">成人英語托福單詞大全noun
1. the quality of being polite and respectable
2. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
1. 合宜;得體;正派;合乎禮儀
Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.
e.g. Unfortunately, on Friday night he showed neither decency nor dignity...
不幸的是,周五晚上他表現得既不得體,也不莊重。
e.g. His sense of decency forced him to resign.
他顧及顏面,不得不辭了職。
2. (出于禮貌)應該做(但沒做)…
If you say that someone did not have the decency to do something, you are criticizing them because there was a particular action which they did not do but which you believe they ought to have done.
e.g. Nobody had the decency to inform me of what was planned.
竟然沒有一個人最起碼地通知我一聲計劃了些什么。
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1. 莊重:他表示,一些學術界的朋友認為市場改革毀滅了中國的道德架構,但我認為這次顯示情況并非如此,中國人基本的莊重(decency)和同情心并沒有被個人主義擊敗.
2. 得體:而傳統主義者,包括自由主義的傳統主義者,針鋒相對地指出,某些調節個人選擇的核心原則 和美德對于維持社會凝聚和得體(decency)是根本性的,為什么就不能使法律、公共教育、法官和陪審團偏向它們?
以上就是本站詳細整理的詞語decency是什么意思的翻譯解釋,供大家參考一下。
"One motivation for women's empowerment is basic fairness and decency," said Zoellick.(“婦女賦權的動機之一就是實現基本的公正和體面,”佐利克說。)
Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency.(她的舉止顯示她連起碼的禮節都不懂。)
He might have had the decency to apologize.(他其實應該道個歉的。)
That a simple act of decency has become so heroic speaks volumes about the present state of Russia.(一個簡單的正派舉止變成了英雄行為,這對于俄羅斯目前的狀況具有深遠意義。)
If you let people do what they like, human decency usually prevails.(如果你讓人們做他們想做的事,人類的尊嚴通常贏得勝利。)
One part basic decency, one part cost control(一個是基本的需要,一個是開銷的控制。)
They were the moneyed id in action, blind to social reality and simple human decency.(他們做什么都為了錢,無視社會事實和起碼的行為規范。)
Developers with even a bit of decency have pushed back or even left projects over this sort of behavior.(懂得些許禮數的開發人員大都因為這類行為而撤出或離開項目。)
It is common decency to give your seat to anyone in greater need.(把座位讓給更需要的人是起碼的修養。)
He is a man of decency.(他為人正派。)
The great Design of Prudence..is to determine and manage every Affair with Decency.