propriety

propriety是什么意思，propriety怎么读 语音:
英音  [pr??pra??t?] 
美音  [pr??pra??t?] 

• 基本解释

n. <正>礼貌；规矩；正当；合适

• propriety是什么意思？

propriety的意思是：适当；得体；礼仪；规矩。

例句：He was always very polite and well-mannered, with a great sense of propriety.

他总是很有礼貌，举止得体，很有规矩。

• 速记技巧

【记】propri+ety→拥有〔风度〕→适当

• 中文词源

• 双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. I doubt the propriety of doing so.
   我怀疑这样做是否适当。
2. The students in our school can be admitted propriety by No.1 Middle School.
   我校学生中考可被华师一高中部适当优惠录取。
3. In propriety of classification, however, the people of a country are not to be counted in its wealth.
   然而，按照正当的分类，一个国家的人民不应算作这个国家的财富。
4. Ellen ignored all things contrary to her ideas of propriety and tried to teach Scarlett to do the same, but with poor success.
   对于那些自认为不正当的事情爱伦总是不屑一顾，并且想教导思嘉也这样做，可是没有多大效果。
5. I doubt the propriety of such a remark.
   我怀疑这样的话是否得体。
6. You can trust John to behave with perfect propriety.
   你可以相信约翰的行为会完全得体。

1. China is a country of courtesy and propriety.
   中华民族是个讲究礼仪的国家。
2. Her ardent sense of propriety fears that Bertha, in bed, might not be costumed decorously enough for the visit of a clerical gentleman.
   她那强烈的礼仪感使她担心卧床的伯莎衣饰不整，不适合接待一位圣职人员的来访。

• 常用短语

in propriety：得体

observe propriety：遵守礼节

propriety of behavior：行为得体

propriety in speech and behavior：言语行为得体

以上短语都是表示在特定场合或情境下，表现得符合礼仪、规矩或规范的意思。

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