Decent



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• adj. 适当的, 可接受的; 得体的
• ［英］ adj. 适当的, 可接受的 ( proper, acceptable) ; 得体的 ( not likely to embarrass others)
• ［类］ 反义词: seamy ( 丑恶的)
• ［例］ That dress isn't decent !

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin decent-, decens, present participle of decēre to be fitting; akin to Latin decus honor, dignus worthy, Greek dokein to seem, seem good
• Date: 1539
• 1. archaic
  • a. appropriate
  • b. well-formed ; handsome
• 2.
  • a. conforming to standards of propriety, good taste, or morality <decent behavior>
  • b. modestly clothed
• 3. free from immodesty or obscenity <decent language>
• 4. fairly good ; adequate, satisfactory <decent wages>
• 5. marked by moral integrity, kindness, and goodwill <hard-working and decent folks><it's very decent of them to help>
• Synonyms: see chaste
• ? decently adverb

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