propriety
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT Propriety is the quality of being socially or morally acceptable. 禮儀; 得體[正式]
Their sense of social propriety is eroded. 他們的社交禮儀意識(shí)淡薄了。
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propriety /pr??pra??t?/
劍橋詞典
- [ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] formal
correct moral behaviour or actions
（行為）端正，得體，合宜
The director insisted that there was no question as to the propriety of how the funds were raised . 經(jīng)理堅(jiān)持說集資方式是完全正當(dāng)?shù)摹?
She was careful always to behave with propriety. 她時(shí)刻注意行為得體。
?proprieties [ 名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式 ] formal
the rules of polite social behaviour
禮儀，禮節(jié)
They'd invited us to dinner so we thought we'd better observe the proprieties and invite them back. 他們請(qǐng)了我們吃飯，所以我們認(rèn)為最好遵循禮數(shù)回請(qǐng)他們。 返回 propriety