deportment
/dɪˈpɔːtmənt/noun
mass noun
1
- chiefly Brit. the way a person stands and walks, particularly as an element of upper-class etiquette〈主英〉(尤指作为上流社会礼仪要素的)举止, 姿态, 风度:
poise is directly concerned with good deportment.
稳重自信的态度与得体的举止直接有关。
2
- chiefly US a person's behaviour or manners〈主美〉行为; 举止:
there are team rules governing deportment on and off the field.
在场内外都有制约(队员)行为的队规。
词源
early 17th cent. (denoting behaviour in general): from French déportement, from the verb déporter (see DEPORT).