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decency

🇬🇧 UK/'di:sәnsi/🇺🇸 US
GREB1

Definitions

n.

The quality of behaving in a proper, polite, and morally acceptable way.

得体;礼貌;正派;体面

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
decfitting, proper, beautiful
+
ento put into, to cause
+
cystate, quality
=decency

Common Collocations

  • 1.common decency基本得体
  • 2.basic decency基本礼节
  • 3.human decency人性化的礼节

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She treated everyone with decency and respect in her daily interactions.

  • 2.

    Common decency requires that we help those in need.

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