| 词汇 | decency |
| 释义 | decency noun uk /ˈdiː.sən.si/ us /ˈdiː.sən.si/ [ U ] behaviour that is good, moral, and acceptable in society: 正直，正派;正经 a sense of decency正义感 [ + to infinitive ]She didn't even have the decency to apologize.她竟然没有诚意道歉。 the decencies[ plural ]old-fashioned the acceptable or expected ways of doing something: 规矩;礼仪;行为准则 observe the decenciesI hate going to funerals, but you must observe the decencies (= it is something you should do).我讨厌参加葬礼，但这是基本的礼仪不得不去。 Morality and rules of behaviour antisocial antisocially baseness biocentric bioethicist claim ethical ethically ethicist ethos honour liberty moral motto principled propriety rule-based savoury script the rights and wrongsidiom decency | American Dictionarydecency noun[ U ] us/ˈdi·sən·si/ behavior that is good, moral and acceptable in society: [ + to infinitive ]She didn’t even have the decency to apologize. Examples of decencydecency Both of them made a rather negative contribution to the decencies of public life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our supporters look to us to protect those decencies, not to destroy them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where does responsibility lie for this proposed outrage on the elementary decencies of our political and public life? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To be poor is to be excluded not only from the graces but also from the very decencies of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us have the decencies of life for these people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, we were supposed to be quite indifferent to the decencies and amenities of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are the enemy, too, of the political decencies that we cherish in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the normal decencies, restraints and courtesies of society are undermined, then in the end everyone loses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must teach the decencies of life and preserve the family unit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We consider that the cost of burial should be reduced while, of course, preserving the decencies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall find it harder to hang on to those decencies if we clutter them up in a kind of package deal with manifest nonsense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the man who is often living in a small room with his family and unable to preserve the decencies of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot restore diplomatic relations with a country which ignores all the courtesies and the decencies of international life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Directly they show that they are prepared to observe the ordinary courtesies and decencies of international intercourse, we shall be prepared to meet them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The opinion must be expressed in a manner which preserves the ordinary decencies of controversy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of decency 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. Collocations withdecencydecencyThese are words often used in combination with decency. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. basic decency Basicdecency says that animals should be treated acceptably. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 common decency The closest equivalent is probably 'commondecency'. human decency Treat hired labor with respect and humandecency, as the valuable resource that it is (this also reduces worker turnover). 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. See all collocations with decency |
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