decent

【发音】
美 /'disnt/ 英 /'diːsnt/
【翻译】
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adj. 像样的, 过得去的, 体面的; 宽厚的, 大方的; 正派的; 合乎礼仪的, 得体的
英释:following moral standards that are acceptable to society
【记忆】
de(离开) + cent(分币) → 离开分币, 不计较钱 → 大方的
【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。
【真题例句】
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(2016.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...And graduating doesn’t even provide any guarantee of a decent job: six in ten graduates today are in non-graduate jobs...
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(2011.6 • CET6 • • 写作题)...for certificates do play a vital role when students look for a decent job...
【单词相关测试】
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In some remote places there are still very poor people who can’t afford to live in ______conditions.
正确答案:B
解释:句意: 在一些偏远的地区, 还有十分贫困的人无法在像样的环境下生活。gracious: 亲切的; honorable: 可敬的; positive: 肯定的。
A. graciousB. decentC. honorableD. positive
【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