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单词 decently
释义
decently
adverb
uk
/ˈdiː.sənt.li/us
/ˈdiː.sənt.li/
in a way that issociallyacceptableor good:
正派地；体面地，正经地；像样地，相当不错地
Sheadmittedthat she hadn't alwaysbehaveddecently.她承认她并不总是表现得很得体。
Candidates need to be decentlydressedinordertotryand get ajob.候选人需要穿着得体才可能找到工作。
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decent
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  • She istryingtoprovidepoorpeoplewithhealthcare,educationand decentlypaidjobs.
  • People arelookingfor aleaderwhotreatspeopledecently.
  • It is no usepreachingtoyourchildrenif you do notactdecently yourself.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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(Definition ofdecentlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdecently

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But had she refused to dress 'decently' for court, she would have been forced to do so.
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One doesn't run to lawyers if he wants to stay in business because one must behavedecently.
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A moral theory of thedecentlyencumbered self should be enough.
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This created a new problem ofdecentlyrehousing the thousands of people at high densities on cramped sites.
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Under these conditions of stationariness, the rebels have behaved unusuallydecently. 31.
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In addition, poverty alleviation must be driven by the creation of stable anddecentlyremunerated employment opportunities in both rural and urban areas.
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For patterns, the equivalence classes aredecentlysmall, but forcing gives only a partial ordering which is difficult to investigate.
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If men who have served the industry well are never to work again, it is right that they should be treateddecently.
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I think there is some reasonable medium between adecently-constructed modern building and this somewhat inadequate place where we are now.
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Encouraged and taught to work, he soon sees the advantage of earning money, lives better, becomes more intelligent, and dresses himself moredecently.
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It was very difficult to dressdecentlyon the allowances given then.
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Special rooms, which aredecentlyfurnished, are available in the prisons.
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Now that they were treateddecently, they just did not believe it.
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I emphasise the word "decently" because, of course, we cannot simply scuttle.
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Let him see that we are decent people, and let us behavedecentlyto him.
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