decency
decency
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability
正派
she had the decency to come and confess.
她有前来坦白的气度。
■avoidance of being shocking or obscene
得体，适宜
a loose dress, rather too low-cut for decency.
宽松的衣服，领口低得不得体。
■(decencies)the requirements of accepted or respectable behaviour
礼仪；行为准则
an appeal to common decencies.
对公共礼仪的诉求。
■(decencies)things required for a reasonable standard of life
体面生活的必需品
I can't afford any of the decencies of life.
我过不起体面的生活。
- mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'appropriateness, fitness'): from Latin decentia, from decent- 'being fitting' (see decent)
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