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de·cent /ˈdiːsənt/ a. 1. 合宜的;得体的;适当的;正当的 She did not have a decent dress for the ball. 她没有参加舞会的合适衣服。 a decent burial 体面的葬礼 2. 高雅的;严肃的;正经的;不猥亵的 a decent taste 高雅的情趣 I don't think that low-cut dress is decent. 我认为那种低胸连衫裙是不雅观的。 3. 正派的 Some decent black people were robbed. 一些规矩的黑人遭到抢劫。 4. 过得去的,尚可的,还好的 a decent result 尚好的结果 He got quite a decent meal in a restaurant. 他在一家餐馆吃了一顿相当不错的饭。 5. 合乎地位的,像样的 decent working conditions (life) 像样的工作条件(生活) 6. 〈英口〉宽容的;和气的;大方的;乐于助人的;公平的 be decent about the affair 对私情抱宽容态度 He was pretty decent to me. 他对我相当和气。 You're decent to say so. 你这样说真够意思。 7. 相当漂亮的 He is rather fat, but he has a decent face. 他有点儿胖,但脸相当漂亮。 8. 〈口〉穿好了衣服的,非裸体的 A knock on the door.“I'm decent,” he said. 有人敲门。“我穿好衣服了,”他说道。 [<L decēns suitable < decēre to be fitting] |