propriety
UK/prә'praiәti/US
IELTSTOEFLGREC1
释义
n.
Conformity to accepted standards of behavior or morals; correctness.
得体，礼节，规矩
n.
The condition of being right, appropriate, or fitting.
适当性，恰当
词根拆分
词根派生propri（自己的 / 合宜）+ -ety（……的状态）= 「合宜的状态」。用于行为，就是做合乎场合的事——得体、规矩。注意：拼作 propri-ety，它与 proper 并列，而非 property。
词根 prop 还连着 10 个词常用搭配
- 1.sense of propriety得体感
- 2.social propriety社交礼仪
- 3.question the propriety of质疑……的适当性
- 4.observe propriety遵守礼节
例句
- 1.
She always behaved with great propriety in public.
她在公开场合总是举止十分得体。
- 2.
Some questioned the propriety of the judge's remarks.
有人质疑法官那番话是否得体。
- 3.
A sense of propriety stopped him from raising the topic.
出于得体感，他没有提起那个话题。