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decent

/dee-suhnt/US // ˈdi sənt //UK // (ˈdiːsənt) //

合适的,像样的,体面的,正经的

Related Words

noble崇高的,崇高,昂贵的,崇尚good很好,不错,好,好的polite以礼相待,以客为尊,以礼待人honest诚信,诚实,诚实的,廉洁trustworthy值得信赖,值得信赖的,值得信任,值得信任的modest谦虚,谦虚的,谦逊的,谦逊proper适当的,适当,恰当的,恰当honorable光荣,荣誉,光荣的,荣誉证书prudent审慎的,谨慎的,慎重的,慎重correct正确的,正确,纠正,更正thoughtful周到的,周到,周密的,周详的courteous有礼貌的,有礼貌,有礼,有礼的gracious慈祥的,煦煦,慈祥,慈悲为怀satisfactory令人满意,令人满意的,满意,满意的fair公平,公正,公平的,公正的acceptable可接受的,可以接受的,可以接受,可接受comfortable舒适,舒适的,舒服,舒服的respectable可敬的,可敬,尊贵的,尊敬的reasonable合理的,合理,有道理,有道理的competent主管,主管的,主管部门,主管人员

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
    • : respectable; worthy: a decent family.
    • : adequate; fair; passable: a decent wage.
    • : kind; obliging; generous: It was very decent of him to lend me his watch.
    • : suitable; appropriate: She did not have a decent coat for the cold winter.
    • : of fairly attractive appearance: a decent face.
    • : Informal. wearing enough clothing to appear in public.
    • : Slang. great; wonderful.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.kind, generous
Synonyms
courteous有礼貌的,有礼貌,有礼,有礼的gracious慈祥的,煦煦,慈祥,慈悲为怀thoughtful周到的,周到,周密的,周详的accommodating容纳,容忍,容忍的,容纳性friendly友好的,友好,友善的,友善helpful有帮助的,有用的,有益的,有助于obliging有义务,义务,有义务的,有责任心的virtuous有德行的,有德行,贤惠的,良性
adj.sufficient, tolerable
Synonyms
acceptable可接受的,可以接受的,可以接受,可接受adequate充分的,足够的,适当的,充足的comfortable舒适,舒适的,舒服,舒服的competent主管,主管的,主管部门,主管人员fair公平,公正,公平的,公正的good很好,不错,好,好的mediocre平平淡淡,平凡的,平庸的,平庸reasonable合理的,合理,有道理,有道理的respectable可敬的,可敬,尊贵的,尊敬的satisfactory令人满意,令人满意的,满意,满意的right对,正确,权利,对的all right好的,好了,好吧,好啦ample丰富的,充足的,充足,足够的average平均,平均数,平均水平,平均而言common常见的,普通,共同,共同的enough足够的,足够多的,足够,足够了fair to middling一般到中等水平,一般至中等水平,普通到中等水平,一般到中等middling中等水平,中等,中等水平的,中等规模moderately good中等好,中等良好,中等好的,适度良好passable合格的,合格,可通,可通的presentable看得见的,见得人的,够格的,见得人unexceptional不平凡,平平无奇,平凡的,不寻常unimpeachable无可挑剔,一清二白,无可挑剔的,无懈可击unobjectionable无异议,不反对,无异议的,无可反对
Antonyms
bad不好,坏的,坏,不好的disagreeable讨厌的人,讨人嫌的,讨厌的,讨人厌的inadequate不够,不足,不足的,不够的incompetent无能的,无能,不胜任,不胜任的inferior劣质,劣质的,劣势,低级insufficient不够,不足,不充分,不够充分unacceptable不可接受的,不可接受,不能接受,不能接受的unfit不合适的,不合适,不适当的,不适合unreasonable不合情理的,不合情理,不合理的,不合常理unsatisfactory不尽人意,不满意,不满意的,不尽如人意unsuitable不合适的,不合适,不适合,不适当的disobliging违禁品,违约,违约金,厌恶inappropriate不合适,不合适的,不适当,不恰当indecent不雅,不雅观,猥琐,不雅的intolerable无法忍受的,无法忍受,难以忍受的,无法容忍的poor穷人,贫穷,可怜的,穷unaccommodating不通情达理,不通融,不通情达理的,不通融的ungenerous不宽厚,不宽松,不慷慨,心胸狭隘unkind无情的,无情,刻薄,刻薄寡恩unrespectable不值得尊敬,不受尊重,不值得尊重,不体面的unsuited不合适的,不合适,不适合的,不适合
adj.respectable, appropriate
Synonyms
correct正确的,正确,纠正,更正good很好,不错,好,好的honest诚信,诚实,诚实的,廉洁honorable光荣,荣誉,光荣的,荣誉证书modest谦虚,谦虚的,谦逊的,谦逊noble崇高的,崇高,昂贵的,崇尚polite以礼相待,以客为尊,以礼待人proper适当的,适当,恰当的,恰当prudent审慎的,谨慎的,慎重的,慎重trustworthy值得信赖,值得信赖的,值得信任,值得信任的right对,正确,权利,对的approved批准,批准的,批准了,批准通过becoming成为,成为了,变成,变成了befitting合适的,合宜的,合适,合宜chaste贞洁,坚贞,贞操,贞节clean清洁,洁净,清洁的,洁净的comely舒适的,舒适,乖巧的,乖巧comme il faut理应如此,理当如此,理所当然,理所应当conforming符合要求的,符合的,符合,符合要求continent大陆,非洲大陆,大陆的,大洲decorous装饰性的,装饰性,装饰的,装饰delicate微妙,细致,微妙的,精致ethical道德,道德规范,伦理学,伦理fit适合,适应,合适的,合身fitting契合,适宜,适宜的,拟合immaculate完美无瑕,完美无缺,完美无缺的,完美无瑕的mannerly仪态万方,仪态,举止得体,俨然moral道德,道德的,道义上的,道德上nice不错的,很好,很好的,不错on the up and up步步高升,上升中的,上升中,上升presentable看得见的,见得人的,够格的,见得人pure纯粹的,纯粹,纯净的,纯净reserved保留,保留的,保留的权利seemly貌似,看起来,似乎,貌合神离spotless一尘不染,一尘不染的,一尘不染的人,硙硙stainless不銹鋼,不鏽鋼,不锈的,不锈铁器standard标准,标准的straight直,直接,笔直的,直的straight arrow直箭,直线箭头,笔直的箭头,直角箭头straight shooting直射,直击,直截了当,直线射击suitable适宜,适宜的,适当的,恰当的unblemished无瑕疵,无瑕疵的,完美无瑕,完美无瑕的undefiled不玷污,不玷污的,无玷污,无玷污的untarnished未被玷污的,毫无瑕疵的,未受损害的,未受污染的upright直立的,直立,直立式的,正直的virtuous有德行的,有德行,贤惠的,良性worthy值得,有价值的,值得一提的是,值得的
Antonyms
improper不恰当的,不正当的,不当的,不适当的incorrect不正确,不正确的,不对,错误的misbehaving不良行为,不当行为,不良反应,不良品行unrefined未经加工的,未经加工处理的,未经加工,未经加工的产品unreliable不可靠的,不可靠,不可信的,不靠谱unsophisticated不成熟的,淳朴,不成熟,淳朴的unsuitable不合适的,不合适,不适合,不适当的untrustworthy不值得信任,不可信的,不值得信赖,不值得信任的disobliging违禁品,违约,违约金,厌恶inappropriate不合适,不合适的,不适当,不恰当indecent不雅,不雅观,猥琐,不雅的insufficient不够,不足,不充分,不够充分intolerable无法忍受的,无法忍受,难以忍受的,无法容忍的poor穷人,贫穷,可怜的,穷unaccommodating不通情达理,不通融,不通情达理的,不通融的ungenerous不宽厚,不宽松,不慷慨,心胸狭隘unkind无情的,无情,刻薄,刻薄寡恩unrespectable不值得尊敬,不受尊重,不值得尊重,不体面的unsuited不合适的,不合适,不适合的,不适合

Examples

  • One rice cake lover suggested to the Chicago Tribune that rice cakes topped with beans were better than tacos, a statement that suggests that person had never had a decent taco.

  • Any person who can still support this man is not a decent human being, period.

  • Only after the migrants settled and had years to claw back a decent life did some towns bounce back stronger.

  • In a series where Miami was comfortable letting anyone other than Giannis do that, it would have mattered a decent amount, I’d think.

  • The 11-megapixel shooter is decent enough for selfies, but taking a regular picture requires folding the Surface Duo with both screens facing out, and correctly pointing the side with the camera at the desired subject.

  • Almost everyone there will be a decent person and treat you well.

  • She assured me he was a decent human being and the love of her life.

  • I vividly recall, that day and the weeks afterward, people groping for a decent way forward.

  • I finish a decent game, type my initials, and decide to call it quits.

  • The problem is that being a decent person in an indecent situation is not enough, even though it may also be all you can do.

  • If I could catch Laura's eye—but I suppose it would hardly be decent to go just yet.

  • Both had appealed to Napoleon; consequently there was a decent pretext for sending a French army into Spain.

  • Good place to lop about, y' know; a decent place to sit, and a few books and cards and that sort of thing.

  • Never smoke when the pores are open: they absorb, and you are unfit for decent society.

  • For at least ten years previous to 1901, San Francisco had enjoyed a period of not only decent but honorable government.

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