bureaucrats whose sense of propriety deters them from plain talk分寸感使自己不敢坦率直言的官僚们

She's undone one more button than propriety would deem decent, revealing a glimpse of cleavage.她少扣了一个扣子, 若隐若现地露出乳沟, 这在礼节上被认为不雅。

They had known each other for seven years or more, and they hadn't once strayed beyond the bounds of propriety.他们相识大概七年多了, 一直守之以礼。

He was judged to have behaved with propriety throughout.他被认为自始至终举止得体。