- (British English)
the way in which a person stands and moves 风度；仪态 lessons for young ladies in deportment and etiquette 年轻女士的礼仪课 He has good deportment. 他有良好的举止。 deportment classes 仪态班
- (especially North American English, old-fashioned)
the way in which a person behaves 行为；举止
Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting behaviour in general): from French déportement, from the verb déporter, from Latin deportare, from de- ‘away’ + portare ‘carry’.