| 词汇 | propriety |
| 释义 | propriety noun uk /prəˈpraɪə.ti/ us /prəˈpraɪə.t̬i/ [ U ]formal correct moral behaviour or actions: （行为）端正，得体，合宜 The director insisted that there was no question as to the propriety of how the funds were raised.经理坚持说集资方式是完全正当的。 She was careful always to behave with propriety.她时刻注意行为得体。 proprieties[ plural ]formal the rules of polite social behaviour: 礼仪，礼节 observe the proprietiesThey'd invited us to dinner so we thought we'd better observe the proprieties and invite them back.他们请了我们吃饭，所以我们认为最好遵循礼数回请他们。 Morality and rules of behaviour antisocial antisocially baseness biocentric bioethicist claim ethic ethical ethically ethicist ethos honour liberty motto principle principled rule-based savoury script the rights and wrongsidiom propriety | American Dictionarypropriety noun[ U ] us/prəˈprɑɪ·ɪ·t̬i/ correct moral behavior or actions: Critics questioned the propriety of the senator’s appearance at a political fundraiser with a convicted criminal. Examples of proprietypropriety The theory of fiber reinforced composition materials applied to the mechanical proprieties of the cervix during pregnancy. Landmarks with specific reflexive proprieties, geometric features of various forms25 or bar codes that can be identified by vision sensors or laser scanning, have been used in this context. Electrophysiological proprieties of uterine smooth muscle. The motion involves a substantial erosion of democratic rights and a violation of constitutional proprieties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are constitutional proprieties to be observed with regard to guidelines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If all the proprieties have been followed, why were not many of those advisers appointed by competitive tender? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The proprieties or otherwise of the situation are not my concern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I put it to you that the reason for the difficulties is that most constitutional and parliamentary proprieties have been ignored. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their intention is to fulfil all the proprieties correctly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think all the proprieties have been complied with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must stick very closely to the constitutional proprieties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand the proprieties, but we are all grown up lads and lasses here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I go further and say that they have done damage to the constitutional proprieties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let me come to the proprieties of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All those appointments have been made in accordance with the proper proprieties and to ensure value for money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of propriety These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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