decorous

英['dekərəs] 美['dekərəs]
  • adj. 合宜的；高雅的；端庄的
decorously decorousness
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详细释义

Adjective:
  1. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct;

    "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"

  2. according with custom or propriety;

    "her becoming modesty"
    "comely behavior"
    "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"
    "a decent burial"
    "seemly behavior"

双语例句

1. They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny.
他们每天都和保姆一起在公园里散步，表现得很有教养。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He gave his wife a decorous kiss.
他给了他太太得体的一吻.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. For a gentleman there are only two decorous states , absolute poverty or overpowering wealth.
对于一个有身份的人来说,只有两种正派的情况:特别贫困或极其富裕.

来自辞典例句

4. And fattened as on a decorous honey - comb.
犹如在一个蜜蜂巢中长大的幸运儿.

来自互联网

5. The tete - a - tete was decorous in the extreme.
这次私下会面极为体面.

来自互联网

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He gave his wife a decorous kiss.
      他给了他太太得体的一吻。
    2. This is an earnest and decorous book.
      这是一本严肃高雅的书。
    3. Real wood door gives a person with sedate, decorous feeling.
      实木门给人以稳重、高雅的感觉。

相关词汇

【邻近词汇】

decorum decorative decorously decorousness decorous behavior decorous behavior. decorous in appearance
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