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propriety

/pruh-prahy-i-tee/US // prəˈpraɪ ɪ ti //UK // (prəˈpraɪətɪ) //

礼节,礼义,礼法,礼节性

Related Words

legitimacy正当性,合法性,合法化,合法decorum装饰性,韵律,体统,韵味correctness正确性,正確性,正确度,正确率suitability适用性,适合性,适宜性,适合rectitude矫枉过正,正直性,矫正,正直respectability尊敬,尊重,尊贵性,尊贵morality道德,道义,道德规范,道德观dignity尊严modesty谦虚,谦逊,谦恭,谦虚谨慎decency体面,风度,体统,礼节correspondence通信,通信联络,通信方式,通信联络方式consonance共鸣,共鸣声,和声,协和appositeness适用性,适应性,隶属度,透明度pleasantness愉快,愉悦度,愉快性,愉悦感concord和谐,和睦,和睦相处,和谐的justice司法,公正,公正性,司法公正accordance按照,根据compatibility兼容性,相容性,兼容性问题,兼容properness适当性,正当性,正确性,恰当性convenience方便,便利,便利性,方便性

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pro·pri·e·ties.

    • : conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
    • : appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability.
    • : rightness or justness.
    • : the proprieties, the conventional standards of proper behavior; manners: to observe the proprieties.
    • : Obsolete. a property.
    • : Obsolete. a peculiarity or characteristic of something.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounsuitableness, appropriateness
Synonyms
correctness正确性,正確性,正确度,正确率decorum装饰性,韵律,体统,韵味legitimacy正当性,合法性,合法化,合法morality道德,道义,道德规范,道德观rectitude矫枉过正,正直性,矫正,正直respectability尊敬,尊重,尊贵性,尊贵suitability适用性,适合性,适宜性,适合accordance按照,根据advisability可取性,可行性,明智之举,明智agreeableness适应性,适应性强,契合度,吻合度appositeness适用性,适应性,隶属度,透明度aptness合适性,适切性,适宜性,适度becomingness成长性,成就,成长,成就感compatibility兼容性,相容性,兼容性问题,兼容concord和谐,和睦,和睦相处,和谐的congruity同义性,统一性,吻合度,吻合性consonance共鸣,共鸣声,和声,协和convenience方便,便利,便利性,方便性correspondence通信,通信联络,通信方式,通信联络方式expedience权宜之计,权宜性,权宜,权宜之策fitness健身,健身运动,健身房harmony和谐,和谐性,和谐的,和睦justice司法,公正,公正性,司法公正order秩序,订单,顺序,命令pleasantness愉快,愉悦度,愉快性,愉悦感properness适当性,正当性,正确性,恰当性rightness正确性,权利,正当性,义seemliness貌合神离,貌似,洁净度,貌美如花ethicality道德性,伦理性,伦理道德,伦理学meetness会面性,会议性,满足度,会见性recommendability推荐性,可推荐性,建议性,推荐度
Antonyms
dishonesty不诚实行为,不诚实的行为,不诚实,坏事disagreement分歧,歧见,意见分歧,嫌隙discord不和,不和谐,不和睦,不协调incompatibility不相容性,不兼容,不兼容性,不相容lawlessness无法无天,不法行为,无法无天的现象,无法无天的情况unsuitability不适合,不合适,不适宜,不合适的bad manners不礼貌的行为,陋习,不礼貌,失礼immorality道德败坏,道德操守,道德,伦理道德impropriety不当行为,不正当行为,不当,不恰当的行为inappropriateness不合适的地方,不恰当性,不合适,不适当misbehavior行为不端,不良行为,不当行为,行为不当misconduct不当行为,行为不端,失当行为,不良行为unsuitableness不适合,不合适,不适宜,不合适的wrong错误的,错,错的,错了
noungood manners
Synonyms
correctness正确性,正確性,正确度,正确率decency体面,风度,体统,礼节decorum装饰性,韵律,体统,韵味dignity尊严modesty谦虚,谦逊,谦恭,谦虚谨慎rectitude矫枉过正,正直性,矫正,正直respectability尊敬,尊重,尊贵性,尊贵amenities设施,市容,市政设施breeding养殖,繁殖,养殖业,育种civilities公民的作用,公民的权利,公民的力量,公民的利益courtesy礼貌,礼遇,礼节,礼节性delicacy美味佳肴,美味,珍馐,美味的东西etiquette礼节,礼节性,礼俗,礼仪mores更多,更多信息,更多内容,更多的niceties礼貌,礼貌用语,礼仪,舒适度politeness礼貌,礼节,客气,礼貌性politesse客气话,客套话,客气,客气话语protocol协议,议定书,规程,协议书punctilio标点符号,标点,斑点refinement完善,精细化,精益求精,完善的seemliness貌合神离,貌似,洁净度,貌美如花accepted conduct接受的行为,接受行为,接受的行为方式,接受的行為good behavior良好的行为,好的行为,良好行为,好行为good form良好的形式,好的形式,良好的形态,不错的形式rules of conduct行为规则,行为准则,行为守则,行为规范social conventions社会习俗,社会惯例,社会习惯,社会公约the done thing成事不足败事有余,成事,成事在人

Examples

  • He put officers in uniforms, he stressed safety and efficiency, and he preached the twin virtues of public safety and police propriety.

  • No other part or the propriety of the transaction itself is even in question.

  • In an interview this week, Egeland strongly defended the propriety of delivering aid to unwholesome parts of northern Syria.

  • Presidents and potential presidents have often been accused of crossing some line of propriety.

  • The Weather Underground, while we certainly crossed lines of propriety and legality, we never killed or injured anybody.

  • But for the conservatives, and for Scalia most of all, legal propriety is absurdly quaint.

  • Walking up to the edge of propriety and stepping over the line are all a rite of passage to self-definition.

  • They shall plan how this may be done with due propriety, and shall advise us of their action.

  • I do it, persuaded of the propriety of the step, and satisfied that all will go well with him yet.

  • Further questions respecting her family, &c., were answered with equal directness and propriety, and with manifest truth.

  • Without having represented to your husband the propriety of first consulting his father, on whom he is dependent, I think?

  • Whatever argument can be employed to establish the propriety of engaging vocally in any religious service is here available.

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