decorous
/ˈdekərəs/adjective
- in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained得体的; 有礼貌的, 庄重的:
Charlotte gave David a decorous kiss.
夏洛特礼节性地吻了戴维一下。
派生词
decorously
adverbdecorousness
noun词源
mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'appropriate, seemly'): from Latin decorus 'seemly'+-OUS.