1 N-UNCOUNT 合宜;得体;正派;合乎礼仪 Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards. 合宜;得体;正派;合乎礼仪
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Unfortunately, on Friday night he showed neither decency nor dignity.
不幸的是，周五晚上他表现得既不得体，也不庄重。
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His sense of decency forced him to resign.
他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。
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...the threat of rampant materialism to common decency and enlightened values.
物欲横流对起码的行为准则和文明的价值观所构成的威胁
SYN propriety, correctness, decorum, fitness
2 PHRASE （出于礼貌）应该做（但没做）… If you say that someone did not have the decency to do something, you are criticizing them because there was a particular action which they did not do but which you believe they ought to have done. （出于礼貌）应该做（但没做）… [disapproval]
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