decency的意思|示意
n. 正派,正直,体面,社会上高尚文雅行为的标准
decency的用法详解
Decency是一个英语单词，意思是“正派，有礼貌”。Decency有多种用法。
一、表示“礼貌”时
例句：
He had the decency to apologize for his mistake.
他有礼貌地为他的错误道歉。
二、表示“正派，正直”时
例句：
She's from a decent family and she has a good education.
她来自一个正派的家庭，她受过良好的教育。
三、表示“尊重社会规范”时
例句：
Young people should have the decency to respect their elders.
年轻人应该有礼貌地尊重他们的长辈。
decency相关例句
In her profligate life, she lost all sense of decency.
在她放荡的生活中, 她完全丧失了一个正常人的理智.
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His sense of decency forced him to resign.
他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.
他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议.
《简明英汉词典》
It was an affront to common decency.
这是对社会礼仪的公然冒犯.
辞典例句
It is a mockery of human decency to call these people'guests '.
把这些人称为“客人 ” 真是不知羞耻.
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This novel was widely condemned as an offence to public decency.
这本小说被公认为伤风败俗.
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