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单词 propriety
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词典释义:
propriety
雅思GRE
英 [prəˈpraɪəti]
美 [prəˈpraɪəti]

n. 正当;得体;合宜;礼仪;适当;礼节;规矩;正确;行为规范

  • 复数 proprieties
双语例句
  • This little boy observed proprieties in the public places.

    这个小男孩在公共场合遵守礼节。

  • He was driven out of the door for his breach of propriety.

    他因失礼的行为而被赶出门。

  • The professor is doubtful about the propriety of listening to his idea.

    教授怀疑听取他的意见是否合适。

  • The boy is well-educated and has a sense of propriety.

    这个男孩受过良好的教育 懂礼节

  • Nobody questioned the propriety of her being there alone.

    没人认为她只身出现在那里不得体。

  • Their sense of social propriety is eroded.

    他们的社交礼仪意识淡薄了。

  • Was it just the Greek sense of honor and propriety that kept them from doing a sneak attack?

    是希腊人的荣誉感和道德使他们不会采取偷袭的方式吗?

  • China has always been known as a land of propriety and righteousness.

    中国从来以礼义之邦著称。

  • I doubt the propriety of the term.

    我怀疑这个术语是否适当。

近义词
n.
fitnessceremonyrelevance
反义词
improprietyimproperness
词根词缀
propri

适当的

propri

同根词

  • appropriate adj. 适当的;合适的;恰当的;个人的;特殊的;属于某一个人所特有的;个性的
  • proprietor n. 业主;财产所有人
-ety

状态, 性质

-ety

  • society n. 社会;社团;协会;会社;交往;界;阶层;团体;上层社会;社群
释义
n.

the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals

(行为,道德)正当;得体;合宜

  • he always behaved with the utmost propriety.

    他总是举止得体。

(proprieties)the details or rules of behaviour conventionally considered to be correct

行为规范;礼节;规矩,礼仪

  • she's a great one for the proprieties.

    她非常讲究举止规矩。

the condition of being right,appropriate,or fitting

正确,合宜,适当

  • they questioned the propriety of certain investments made by the council.

    他们质疑市政会的一些投资是否恰当。

词源

"late Middle English (in the sense ‘peculiarity,essential quality’): from Old French propriete,from Latin proprietas (see PROPERTY)."

  • It was the lack of propriety shown by your mother, your three younger sisters and even, on occasion, your father. Forgive me. You and your sister I must exclude from this.

    你母亲,你妹妹们,你父亲有失身份的表现。请原谅我,你和你的姐姐当然排除在外。

    《Pride & Prejudice》《傲慢与偏见》

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