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de·centBrE /ˈdiːsnt/NAmE /ˈdiːsnt/ adjectiveof a good enough standard or quality 像样的;相当不错的;尚好的◆(informal) a decent meal/job/place to live 相当不错的饭菜/工作/住所◆I need a decent night's sleep. 我需要好好地睡上一夜。(of people or behaviour 人或行为举止) honest and fair; treating people with respect 正派的;公平的;合乎礼节的◆ordinary, decent, hard-working people 勤劳、正派的普通人◆Everyone said he was a decent sort of guy. 人人都说他是个品行端正的小伙子。acceptable to people in a particular situation 得体的;合宜的;适当的◆a decent burial 体面的葬礼◆That dress isn't decent. 那件连衣裙不够雅观。◆She ought to have waited for a decent interval before getting married again. 她再次嫁人也应该适当等上一段时间。(informal) wearing enough clothes to allow sb to see you 穿好了衣服的;适宜于见人的◆I can't go to the door—I'm not decent. 我不能去开门,我还没穿好衣服。 ➡ compare indecent ▸ de·cent·ly BrE /ˈdiːsntli/NAmE /ˈdiːsntli/ adverb●to do the decent ˈthingto do what people or society expect, especially in a difficult situation (尤指在困境中)做人心所向的事,做体面事◆He did the decent thing and resigned. 他做得很体面,辞职了。 |