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decentness

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

颓势,颓废,颓然,颓丧

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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.

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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.