decent

['di:snt]

adj.相当好的, 体面的, 适当的, 正派的

a.

1. 正派的; 合乎礼仪的

I only associate with good decent fellows.

我只和正派的好人交往。

2. 体面的; 像样的; 还不错的

For a week he didn't have a decent meal.

他一个星期没有吃一顿像样的饭。

3. 亲切的; 宽容的; 乐于助人的

The new manager is pretty decent to us.

新上任的经理对我们相当和气。

词形变化

副词: decently | 名词: decentness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.体面的; 合乎礼仪的

respectable  proper  correct  right

a.像样的; 还不错的

adequate  suitable  fit  good enough  

同义参见:

good  virtuous  tolerable  fitting  ethical  worthy  pure  aboveboard  chaste  kind  

反义:

a.正派的; 文雅的

indecent  vulgar  coarse  

反义参见:

shabby  obscene  

英英释义

形容词 decent:

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

同义词：nice

according with custom or propriety

同义词：becoming, comely, comme il faut, decorous, seemly

conforming to conventions of sexual behavior- George Santayana

enough to meet a purpose

同义词：adequate, enough

decently clothed

observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress

副词 decent:

in the right manner

同义词：properly, decently, in good order, right, the right way

补充

decentdecent英:[ˈdi:sənt] 美:[ˈdisənt]adj.1.正派的, 合乎礼仪的, 得体的I didn't have a decent dress for the dance.我没有参加舞会的合适的衣服。Those tight trousers of yours aren't very decent!你那条紧身裤真不雅观！2.像样的, 过得去的, 体面的It is not decent to do so.这样做是有失体统的。3.令人满意的, 相当好的He earns a decent wage.他挣一份很不错的工资。

例句

1. The majority of people around here are decent people.这里大多数人都很正派。 2. But, after a decent interval, trade relations began to return to normal.但是, 在经历短暂中断之后, 贸易关系开始恢复正常。 3. They can't even express themselves in decent English.他们甚至不能用得体的英语来表达自己。 4. He didn't get a decent explanation.他并没有得到一个合情合理的解释。 5. Nearby is a village with a decent pub.附近是一个小村庄, 那里有一家不错的酒馆。 6. They were very decent about it.他们对这件事十分宽容。 7. That was very decent of him.他那样做确实很有气度。 8. Are you decent?你穿好了吗？ 9. I'm glad that you all think I've done the decent thing.我很高兴你们都认为我做了该做的事。 10. He should do the decent thing and resign.他应该识相一点辞去职务。 11. a decent clean-living individual.安分守己的正派人。 12. they would meet again after a decent interval.他们在适当的间隔之后会再见面。 13. a decent high-necked dress.得体的高领女装。 14. ‘Hello, miss? Are you decent?’.“喂，小姐，你穿戴停当了吗？”。 15. people need decent homes.给我一杯好咖啡。 16. there's a few decent players in the team.队里有一些好选手。 17. that's awfully decent of you.你真是太好了。 18. after his defeat he should do the decent thing and step down.在被击败之后，他应该不失体面地下台。 19. All she wants is a decent job with decent wages.她所要的只是一份有合理工资的体面工作。 20. I can't come to the door, I'm not decent (= I'm not dressed).我不能出来开门，我没穿好衣服。 21. I don't understand how so decent a person could be involved with this kind of crime.我不明白如此正派的人为何会卷入这种罪行中 22. "decent, hardworking people"正派、勤劳的人 23. He is a decent guy who would help anyone in need.他是个正派人，会帮助任何有需要的人。 24. You need to do the decent thing and tell her what happened.你应该如实告诉他发生了什么。 25. "It's really decent [=nice, thoughtful] of them to help us like this."他们这样帮助我们，真是太贴心了。 26. "I apologized for the damage to his car, and he was pretty decent [=understanding] about it."我为对他的车造成的损坏道歉，他对此很谅解。 27. She's a decent [=fairly good] tennis player.她是名相当不错的网球运动员。 28. They can't afford decent [=adequate] housing.他们住不起像样的房子。 29. Are there any decent schools in that area?那地方有像样的学校吗？ 30. They served us a decent (enough) meal.他们让我们饱餐了一顿。 31. I've got to get some decent clothes.我必须买一些像样的衣服。 32. He makes a decent living. = He has a job making/earning decent money.他有一份收入不错的工作。 33. a halfway decent [=pretty good] movie不错的电影 34. "I know you've got a lot to do, but try to get to bed at a decent hour. [=at a time that is not too late at night]"我知道你有许多事情要做，但尽量不要睡得太晚。 35. We were asked to wait a decent interval [=wait for an appropriate amount of time] before making the announcement.我们被告知要适当等一段时间再发表公告。 36. Please keep your jokes decent—there are children in the room.请不要讲不雅的笑话——房间里有孩子。 37. "I can't come to the door right now—I'm not decent. Wait a minute, OK?"我现在不能来开门——我还没穿戴好。等一下，好吗？ 38. Can I come in? Are you decent?我能进来吗？你穿戴整齐了吧？ 39. He's fair and always treats everyone decently.他为人公正，总是对每个人都很友好。 40. The book is selling decently [=fairly well; well enough] but we were expecting it to sell better.这本书卖得不错，但我们原本期望它能卖得更好。 41. decently dressed穿戴得体