decency

US [ˈdis(ə)nsi]
UK [ˈdiːs(ə)nsi]
  • n.正派；得体；彬彬有礼；礼仪
  • Web体面；庄重；礼貌
Plural Form：decencies  

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decency
n.
1.
[u]
正派；得体；彬彬有礼honest, polite behaviour that follows accepted moral standards and shows respect for others
Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency .
她的举止显示她连起码的礼节都不懂。
Have you no sense of decency ?
你礼貌都不懂吗？
He might have had the decency to apologize.
他其实应该道个歉的。
2.
[pl]
礼仪；行为准则standards of behaviour in society that people think are acceptable
the basic decencies of civilized society
文明社会的基本行为准则

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1.
Developers with even a bit of decency have pushed back or even left projects over this sort of behavior.
懂得些许礼数的开发人员大都因为这类行为而撤出或离开项目。
dǒng de xiē xǔ lǐ shù de kāi fā rén yuán dà dōu yīn wèi zhè lèi xíng wéi ér chè chū huò lí kāi xiàng mù 。
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2.
"I thought he would show some more human decency in admitting he made a mistake, " he said Monday. "We didn't really see that. "
“我以为他会在承认自己犯错时表现出更多的人类尊严”他在周一说，“我们没有看到这一点。”
" wǒ yǐ wéi tā huì zài chéng rèn zì jǐ fàn cuò shí biǎo xiàn chū gèng duō de rén lèi zūn yán " tā zài zhōu yī shuō , " wǒ men méi yǒu kàn dào zhè yì diǎn 。 "
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3.
She might have the decency not to telephone him at dinner time. Don't you think?
她不应当在吃晚饭时给他打电话。她应该懂得点体面，你说对吗？
tā bù yīng dāng zài chī wǎn fàn shí gěi tā dǎ diàn huà 。 tā yīng gāi dǒng de diǎn tǐ miàn , nǐ shuō duì ma ?
4.
"Jesus, Tommy, " I said, feeling I had to say something, out of common decency.
我说道。仅仅出于礼貌，我也觉得不得不说点什么。
wǒ shuō dào 。 jǐn jǐn chū yú lǐ mào , wǒ yě jué de bù dé bù shuō diǎn shén me 。
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5.
I accepted that all above me was all that was fine and noble and gracious, all that gave decency and dignity to life.
我承认，上流社会的生活是美好的，高贵的，优雅的，它给了生命体面和尊严。
wǒ chéng rèn , shàng liú shè huì de shēng huó shì měi hǎo de , gāo guì de , yōu yǎ de , tā gěi le shēng mìng tǐ miàn hé zūn yán 。
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6.
He was shrewd after his kind, and yet there was enough decency in the man to stop him from making any effectual protest.
他有他的精明之处，可是这个人很好面子，这妨碍了他提出任何有力的抗议。
tā yǒu tā de jīng míng zhī chù , kě shì zhè gè rén hěn hǎo miàn zi , zhè fáng ài le tā tí chū rèn hé yǒu lì de kàng yì 。
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7.
Arthur: But to be a man, is to have the heart of man. Integrity, decency , sympathy.
但是作为人，是要有人的心灵。诚实，正直，有同情心。
dàn shì zuò wéi rén , shì yào yǒu rén de xīn líng 。 chéng shí , zhèng zhí , yǒu tóng qíng xīn 。
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8.
It should have been a joyous occasion, a time to celebrate a program that has brought dignity and decency to the lives of older Americans.
这本来应该是一个欢乐的时刻，一个庆贺这个给年长的美国人带来尊严与体面的计划的时刻。
zhè běn lái yīng gāi shì yī gè huān lè de shí kè , yī gè qìng hè zhè ge gěi nián zhǎng de měi guó rén dài lái zūn yán yǔ tǐ miàn de jì huà de shí kè 。
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9.
Perhaps he had decided that they had no future together. But surely he would have the decency to tell her to her face.
也许，他已下了决心对他们的未来感到了绝望，可他一定会亲自告诉她。
yě xǔ , tā yǐ xià le jué xīn duì tā men de wèi lái gǎn dào le jué wàng , kě tā yí dìng huì qīn zì gào su tā 。
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I can see clothes of silk, if materials that do not hide the body, nor even one's decency, can be called clothes.
我能看见被称作服装的丝绸服装，如果这些料子没有把人的身体掩藏起来的话，甚至没有把某人的颓废掩藏起来的话。
wǒ néng kàn jiàn bèi chēng zuò fú zhuāng de sī chóu fú zhuāng , rú guǒ zhè xiē liào zǐ méi yǒu bǎ rén de shēn tǐ yǎn cáng qǐ lái de huà , shèn zhì méi yǒu bǎ mǒu rén de tuí fèi yǎn cáng qǐ lái de huà 。
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