propriety
英 [prə'praɪətɪ] 美 [prə'praɪəti]
| 近義詞 | fitness 、 courtesy 、 formality 、 etiquette 、 purity 、 convention 、 refinement 、 ceremony 、 shame 、 harmony | ||
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- n. 適當；禮節；得體
IELTSGRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
複數: proprieties;
中文詞源
propriety 得體的舉止，規範，禮節
來自proper,自己的，適於自己的，合適的，-ety,名詞後綴。引申諸相關詞義。
英文詞源
- propriety
- propriety: see proper
- propriety (n.)
- mid-15c., "proper character, disposition," from Old French proprieté "individuality, peculiarity; property" (12c.), from Latin proprietatem (nominative proprietas) "appropriateness," also "ownership" (see property). Meaning "fitness, appropriateness" is attested from 1610s; sense of "conformity to good manners" is from 1782.
雙語例句
- 1. In male company, perhaps he did overstep the bounds of propriety.
- 在清一色男性的公司裏，可能他的舉止確實有失得體。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His marriage and family life is a model of propriety.
- 他的婚姻和家庭生活都是規規矩矩的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Nobody questioned the propriety of her being there alone.
- 沒人認為她隻身出現在那裏不得體。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. We hesitated at the propriety of the method.
- 麻豆成人午夜视频對這種辦法是否適用拿不定主意.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The sensitive matter was handled with great propriety.
- 這件機密的事處理得極為適當.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》