propriety
英 [prə'praɪətɪ]
美[prə'praɪəti]
- n. 适当；礼节；得体
词态变化
复数: proprieties;
中文词源
propriety 得体的举止，规范，礼节
来自proper,自己的，适于自己的，合适的，-ety,名词后缀。引申诸相关词义。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. In male company, perhaps he did overstep the bounds of propriety.
- 在清一色男性的公司里，可能他的举止确实有失得体。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. His marriage and family life is a model of propriety.
- 他的婚姻和家庭生活都是规规矩矩的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Nobody questioned the propriety of her being there alone.
- 没人认为她只身出现在那里不得体。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. We hesitated at the propriety of the method.
- 我们对这种办法是否适用拿不定主意.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The sensitive matter was handled with great propriety.
- 这件机密的事处理得极为适当.
来自《简明英汉词典》