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decent

英['diːs(ə)nt] 美['disnt]
  • adj. 正派的;得体的;相当好的

英英释意


1. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;
"from a decent family"
"a nice girl"
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"
3. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior;
"speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
4. enough to meet a purpose;
"an adequate income"
"the food was adequate"
"a decent wage"
"enough food"
"food enough"
5. decently clothed;
"are you decent?"
6. observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress;
"a modest neckline in her dress"
"though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"