decorous
英 [ˈdekərəs]
美 [ˈdekərəs]
adj. 礼貌得体的; 端庄稳重的
BNC.33102 / COCA.27331
同义词辨析
decorousdecentniceseemly【导航词义：正派的】
decorousadj. 〈正式〉端庄的，得体的
〔辨析〕
主要指人的外表或者行为很得体的。
〔例证〕
a decorous hug
礼貌得体的拥抱
It is decorous to wear a tie at an evening party.
在晚会上佩戴领带是得体的。
礼貌得体的拥抱
It is decorous to wear a tie at an evening party.
在晚会上佩戴领带是得体的。
decentadj. 正派的，规矩的
〔辨析〕
指道德标准符合社会规范的。
〔例证〕
She is a decent citizen.
她是个正派的市民。
The President did the decent thing.
总统做了他该做的事。
她是个正派的市民。
The President did the decent thing.
总统做了他该做的事。
niceadj. 〈旧〉正派的
〔辨析〕
指道德品行高尚的，但此义现已不常用。
〔例证〕
Nice girls don't do such things.
正派姑娘不会做这种事儿的。
正派姑娘不会做这种事儿的。
seemlyadj. 〈旧〉适宜的，得体的，合乎行为规范的
〔辨析〕
指根据通行的行为规范，言行举止符合某一情境或社交场合的，但此义现已不常用。
〔例证〕
It is not seemly for guests to gossip about the hostess.
客人对女主人说三道四似乎不大得体。
客人对女主人说三道四似乎不大得体。
牛津词典
adj.
- 礼貌得体的；端庄稳重的
polite and appropriate in a particular social situation; not shocking- a decorous kiss
礼貌得体的一吻
- a decorous kiss
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 符合礼仪的;得体的;庄重的
Decorousbehaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.- They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny.
他们每天都和保姆一起在公园里散步，表现得很有教养。
- They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny.
英英释义
adj
- characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
- the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme
- 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
双语例句
- To feel, or feign, decorous woe.
感到或装作适当的悲伤。 - But this kind of pursue is not to has no limit of, namely the characteristic& transparent of the water color, keeping this idiosyncratic premise descends to pursue the decorous feeling, otherwise would the misty painting grow, even dissolve essence language.
但这种追求不是没有边际的，它有一个底限，即水彩的特质&透明性，在保持这一特质的前提下追求厚重感，否则就会模糊画种，甚至消除本体语言。 - As the development of television art, the art style of television poetry prose was softly showed up on television screen, which showed predominance on the nowadays of mass media entertainment and marketization as the main stream for its decorous art style.
随着电视艺术的发展，电视诗歌散文这种艺术形式悄然出现在了电视荧屏上，它以高雅的艺术风格在娱乐化、市场化为主导的当今时代一支独秀。 - He was decorous in manner and conduct and though Bangkok Lane could be named after him, it seemed he would rather remain anonymous and let Bangkok Lane be a historical name.
他是端庄的方式和行为，尽管曼谷巷可以以他的名字命名，但似乎他宁愿保持匿名，让曼谷巷是一个历史性的名字。 - On the overall ethos, the 《 the white deer plain 》 informs an a race at resist the cosmic will, resist the threat of the great universe, resist the decorous tragedy spirit of the challenge of the destiny.
在整体的民族精神上，《白鹿原》传达出一个民族在反抗宇宙的意志，反抗大自然的威胁，反抗命运的挑战的厚重的悲剧精神。 - His clothing had the decorous appearance of someone who was going to attend a card game.
他的装束端庄得体，像是准备去参加一个纸牌赌博活动。 - O shade, so sedate and decorous by day, with calm countenance and regulated pace;
啊，白日里那么沉着和端庄，状貌安详，步履均匀。 - The whole tribe of decorous personages, who had never heretofore been seen with a single hair of their heads awry, would start into public view, with the disorder of a nightmare in their aspects.
那伙衣冠楚楚的人物，平素里从来没人见过他们有一丝头发散乱，此时也会遭了梦魇股的衣冠不整地就跑到了众人眼前。 - Now, the decorous and abstruse esthetics activity is becoming popularization, generalization and commercialization, and some frivolous, vulgar esthetics culture is coming forth which cause damage to the society moral and public greatly.
我们看到，高雅深邃的审美活动已经走向大众化，平民化，商品化，同时也带来一些媚众媚俗等对社会公众和社会道德起破坏作用的劣态审美文化。 - Be regarded as solitary standard bright festival, decorous do frost, the symbol of representing a brilliant image and friendship.
被视为孤标亮节、高雅做霜的象征，代表着名士的斯文与友情。