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
- 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。 - Decorous evening dress, healthy bull-puncher is installed.
高雅的晚礼服，健康的牛仔装。 - The tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme.
促膝谈心是件非常雅致的事情。 - MILK introduces hand-drawing art with various technical expressions into decorous society as well as faddish backstreet.
MILK运用各种不同的技法表现，将手绘艺术带入高雅社交场所和潮流变换的街头。 - Article of total pot poem is decorous, sculpture character is like natural and smooth writing, clever and carefree, what make an excellent work of stannic tea service for Shen Cunzhou, very scarce.
全罐诗文高雅，雕刻文字如行云流水，灵动畅快，为沈存周所制锡茶具之佳作，极为少见。 - 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。 - For a gentleman there are only two decorous states, absolute poverty or overpowering wealth.
对于一个有身份的人来说，只有两种正派的情况：特别贫困或极其富裕。 - Early in Victorian England, the afternoon tea is not only a British an upper social decorous eating habits.
早在英国维多利亚时代，下午茶已经不仅仅是英国的一种上层社会文雅的饮食习惯。 - 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。 - "the friend of the accountant" style is decorous and content is solid, dispel doubts pass via do not flow at preaching, read seriously only, pains is studied, total meeting open a book is good.
《会计之友》格调高雅而内容扎实，解惑传经而不流于说教，只有认真阅读，苦心钻研，总会开卷有益。