decent

【发音】
美 /'disnt/ 英 /'diːs(ə)nt/
【翻译】
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adj.体面的;正派的
英释:acceptable to people in a particular situation
【例句】
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a decent burial
得体的葬礼
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Paul visited the local bars more frequently than was decent for a senior lecturer.
保罗过于频繁地光顾当地酒吧,不太合乎高级讲师的身份。
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The chairman did the decent thing (= did what people thought he ought to ) and resigned.
主席体面地辞去了职务。
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Everyone said he was a decent sort of guy.
勤劳、正派的普通人
【真题例句】
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(2015.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...But there is plenty of decent food in the grocery stores...
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(2011.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...And by then people were just happy to have a decent quantity of food in their kitchens...
【单词相关测试】
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This movie is not __________ for children to see: it contains too much violence and too many love scenes.
正确答案:C
解释:句意: 这部电影少儿不宜, 因为它里面有太多暴力和色情镜头。profound: 深刻的, 意义深远的; valid: 有效的, 正当的; upright: 正直的, 诚实的。
A. profoundB. validC. decentD. upright
【同、近义词】
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adj.正派的;得体的;相当好的
proper/goodish/
【同根词】
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adv
decently : 合适地;高雅地;正派地;亲切地
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n
decency : 正派;体面;庄重;合乎礼仪;礼貌