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honest, polite behaviour that follows accepted moral standards and shows respect for others 正派；得体；彬彬有礼 Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency. 她的举止显示她连起码的礼节都不懂。 Have you no sense of decency? 你礼貌都不懂吗？ He might have had the decency to apologize. 他其实应该道个歉的。 standards of taste and decency that we expect broadcasting companies to meet 我们期望广播公司达到的品味和体面的标准
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2Your behaviour is an affront to public decency. 你的行为有伤风化。 We need to restore values of decency, caring and understanding to our society. 我们得让社会回归正派、关爱和包容的价值观。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- human
- basic
- …
- have
- a sense of decency
- standards of decency
- the decencies[plural] (formal)
standards of behaviour in society that people think are acceptable 礼仪；行为准则 the basic decencies of civilized society 文明社会的基本行为准则
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- human
- basic
- …
- have
- a sense of decency
- standards of decency
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘appropriateness, fitness’): from Latin decentia, from decent- ‘being fitting’, from the verb decere.