| 词汇 | decorous |
| 释义 | decorous adjective formaluk /ˈdek.ə.rəs/ us /ˈdek.ər.əs/ behaving politely and in a controlled way: 举止文明的，彬彬有礼的；端庄的 His manner, as ever, was decorous.他和往常一样彬彬有礼。 Synonyms comme il fautformal seemlyold-fashioned Self-control and moderation anti-pleasure ascetically asceticism be in command (of yourself)idiom boundary go steady on somethingidiom golden mean grip imperviously mind over matteridiom puritanism restrained restrainedly restraint restrict stint temperance undignified unsensational willpower You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Behaving well Related worddecorously Examples of decorousdecorous Moreover, he did not provide prescriptions for decorous building. But this decorous play of identity, you remember, has also been pleasurable. This representational field was secular, educated, publicly decorous, privately moral, and centered around the individual and family. The rise of politeness placed a new premium on decorous conversation and refined display of persons and things. Despite the decorous maternal joy expressed in this interpolated lyric, the larger poem is a thoroughgoing critique of marriage that also models solidarity among women. The body is the overarching concept, in that the harmonious arrangement of parts - its symmetry - was the model for the decorous interrelationship of doors and windows. Assume that both philosophers can be persuaded to insert some extra eating periods into their sequences (or, as an equivalent but less decorous possibility, to delete some thinking periods). He takes seriously the ' conversation ' in ' criminal conversation ', contending that the very rise of ' criminal conversation ' cases bears the stamp of the fashion for thinking about decorous sociability. Sometimes one can use it of a grown-up, saying that he should act in a generally decorous manner, not go to excess, restrain himself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely we should be surprised that, on the whole, we maintain such decorous standards of public behaviour at any age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The aeroplane without greater speed is only a little more dangerous and less decorous than a horse and cart. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This wording as least, has the merit that it is, constitutionally, more decorous, as has been pointed out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that he will now maintain a decorous silence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If so, it would be more decorous if they stood up and said so instead of disguising their views. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely it is better to have a decorous period of six months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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