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单词

decency

读音
ˈdiːsnsi
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词根

"Decency"来自于拉丁词根"-dec-",这个词根代表"适宜"或"合适"。同样源于此词根的单词还有 "decent" (身份、地位高的)和 "decorum" (礼节)。

释义

n. 正派;体面;庄重;合乎礼仪;礼貌 [ 复数 decencies ]

例句

Have you no sense of decency ?
你礼貌都不懂吗?
His sense of decency forced him to resign.
他的正派作风迫使他辞职。
On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.
星期五他既不庄重也不体面。这可是他少有的失礼。

强化记忆

你可以通过将个单词和其他相关单词关联起来,例如"decent", "decorum"等,帮助你记住"decency"。"Decency"的使用反映了西方社会对适宜行为和礼仪的重视。它强调的是遵循社会公认的准则和标准, 最早可以追溯到拉丁语的"decens"。

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with kindness, generosity,decency and love.Thank you.
this betrayal of our principles,our decency, our hope,made it impossible for me
you're standing in the way of a more productive conversation.Making decency cool again, so ...Great!
we just follow the oldest ones in the book --decency, a work ethic, love —and let happiness and self-esteem take care of themselves.
this is not a Republican or a Democrat or independent thing.This is a human decency thing.And so, using that strategy,
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大学,专升本-自考,其他

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大学英语六级近十年真题,各省专升本英语N合1,经济学人(The Economist)