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adj.正派的,端庄的,有分寸的,(服装)得体的,大方的 adj.<口>相当好的、象样的

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名词:decentness 副词:decently

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decent


/'di:snt; `disnt/
adj
1 (a) proper; acceptable 适当的; 可接受的
*We must provide decent housing for the poor. 我们必须为穷苦人提供适当的住房.
* The hospital has no decent equipment. 这家医院没有像样的设备.
* He's done the decent thing and resigned. 他做了件体面的事, 辞职了.
(b) not likely to shock or embarrass others; modest 不致使别人吃惊或难堪的; 适度的; 得体的
*That dress isn't decent. 那件连衣裙不够体面.
* (infml 口) Are you decent? ie Are you properly dressed? 你的穿戴得体吗?
* Never tell stories that are not decent, ie that are obscene. 切勿讲不雅的故事. Cf 参看 indecent.
2 satisfactory; quite good 令人满意的; 相当好的
*earn a decent wage, living, etc 赚可观的工资、生活费等
* That was quite a decent lunch. 那顿午餐相当不错.
* They're a decent firm to work for, ie They treat their employees well. 在那家公司工作挺不错.
* He's a thoroughly decent (ie honourable) man. 他是个极为正直的人.

decent


adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: décent, from Latin decens, the present participle of decere 'to be suitable']
[usually before noun]
of a good enough standard or quality
 a decent salary
 Don't you have a decent jacket?
 a house with a decent-sized yard
 Their in-flight magazine is actually halfway decent (=quite good) .
following moral standards that are acceptable to society
decency
decent citizens/people/folk etc
 The majority of residents here are decent citizens.
 a decent burial
 Paul visited the local bars more frequently than was decent for a senior lecturer.
 The chairman did the decent thing (=did what people thought he ought to) and resigned.
[usually before noun]
treating people in a fair and kind way
 I decided her father was a decent guy after all.
 It was decent of you to show up today.
wearing enough clothes so that you do not show too much of your body - used humorously
 Are you decent? Can I come in?
>decentlyadv
1. That was a pretty decent lecture professor Willams gave today.
    威廉教授今天做得演讲相当不错。

2. He is a decent fellow.
    他是个正派的人。

3. You used to be a decent quaterback.
    你以前是个相当不错的带头进攻队员

4. Soapy was freshly shaven, and his coat and tie were decent.
    苏比刚刮过胡子,他的外衣和领带还挺像样。

5. Miss: Yes, they´re decent, but they´re decided on the basis of a person´s position and seniority.
    小姐:是的, 还不错.但是薪水的高低是根据一个人的职位和资历决定的.

6. Mattel refashioned the doll into a decent, all-American — although with an exaggerated breast size — version and named it after Barbara, who was then a teenager.
    马特尔公司将这个娃娃作了一番改造,变成了体面而地道的美国货,尽管胸围有些夸张。它名从当时10多岁的少女芭芭拉。

7. It´s on my beat, and I don´t want to run you in if you´re what you say you are, but I should advise you to buy a decent clock, or you´ll be getting yourself into trouble."
    这是我的巡区,如果你说的是实话,我就不抓你。可是我劝你买一座象样的钟,不然的话,你会惹麻烦的。”

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