decency

noun

1. 正派；得体；彬彬有礼
   honest, polite behaviour that follows accepted moral standards and shows respect for others
   1. Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency .
      她的举止显示她连起码的礼节都不懂。
   2. Have you no sense of decency ?
      你礼貌都不懂吗？
   3. He might have had the decency to apologize.
      他其实应该道个歉的。
2. 礼仪；行为准则
   standards of behaviour in society that people think are acceptable
   1. the basic decencies of civilized society
      文明社会的基本行为准则

1. N-UNCOUNT 合宜;得体;正派;合乎礼仪
   Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.
   1. Unfortunately, on Friday night he showed neither decency nor dignity...
      不幸的是，周五晚上他表现得既不得体，也不庄重。
   2. His sense of decency forced him to resign.
      他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。
   3. ...the threat of rampant materialism to common decency and enlightened values.
      物欲横流对起码的行为准则和文明的价值观所构成的威胁
2. PHRASE （出于礼貌）应该做（但没做）…
   If you say that someone did not have the decency to do something, you are criticizing them because there was a particular action which they did not do but which you believe they ought to have done.
   1. Nobody had the decency to inform me of what was planned.
      竟然没有一个人最起码地通知我一声计划了些什么。

1. Surely if the woman had any decency at all, she'd have withdrawn at once
   当然如果这个女人懂点礼节的话，她会马上离开。
2. It is common decency to give your seat to anyone in greater need
   给更有需要的人让座是最起码的礼貌。
3. Unfortunately, on Friday night he showed neither decency nor dignity
   不幸的是，周五晚上他表现得既不得体，也不庄重。
4. His sense of decency forced him to resign.
   他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。
5. Nobody had the decency to inform me of what was planned.
   竟然没有一个人最起码地通知我一声计划了些什么。
6. We can only try to hold fast to the age-old values of honesty, decency and concern for others
   我们只能努力坚守那些古老的价值观：诚实、正派、关心他人。
7. On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.
   星期五那天他的表现既不得体，又有失尊严。如此失态非常少有。
8. He is a man of decency.
   他为人正派。
9. There would be no violation of decency in their paying a visit the little party of three to the sights of the metropolis.
   他们这三人小组在首都参观访问期间，不会有什么越轨的行为。
10. You'd think he'd have the common decency to apologize for what he said.
    你还以为他懂礼貌，会为他说的话道歉。
11. And you should have the decency to quit too.
    你也应该庄重点不干了。
12. Only doctors and nurses have the decency to wear masks.
    只有医生和护士带口罩才得体。
13. Common decency would prohibit me from doing so.
    礼仪禁止我这样做。
14. It was an affront to common decency.
    这是对社会礼仪的公然冒犯。
15. Have you no shame? Have you no decency?
    你不觉得羞耻吗？你不懂礼仪吗？
16. In practicing this unusual, apparently out-dated gesture of washing feet, we declare to ourselves and the world that we will not be slaves to the world's ideals of fashion, efficiency and decency.
    我们通过体验洗脚这一不寻常的、明显过时了的姿势，来向自己和世界宣告：我们不再是世俗理念中的要时髦、要高效和要得体的奴隶。
17. Have the decency to apologize for what you did!
    讲点礼貌，为你所做的事道歉！
18. Governments are often drawn into disputes about matters of public taste and decency.
    政府经常被拉入到有关公众品位和社会风化问题的争论中。
19. They tried to restore some sense and decency to the administration.
    他们试图使政府恢复些以往的理智和体面。
20. It rests in the decency and compassion of our people.
    这在于我国人民的正直和同情感。
21. He was a man of decency and good judgment.
    他是一个正派的、判断力很强的人。
22. In her profligate life, she lost all sense of decency.
    在她放荡的生活中，她完全丧失了一个正常人的理智。
23. His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.
    他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
24. If you have some decency, you should apologize to that old lady for what you've said.
    如果你懂点礼貌，你就该为你所说过的话向老太太道歉。
25. It would have been only common decency to phone and say you'd be late.
    打个电话说你会迟到，这只是最起码的礼貌。
26. These acts are an affront to all standards of human decency and international law.
    这些行为违背了人类尊严和国际法的一切准则。
27. Though for the sake of decency I had to offer it to her also.
    然而为了礼貌的关系，我也不得不给她。
28. Even more than Obama's intelligence and personal charm, what sealed Michelle's love for him was his sense of decency and compassion.
    即便是奥巴马的智慧和个人魅力她也不感兴趣，是奥巴马的体面和同情心偷走了米歇尔对他的爱。
29. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency.
    我相信上帝的存在，我相信人类的尊严。
30. Sheldon: This affront to justice and decency cannot go unanswered.
    这是对正义和尊严的侮辱，不能置之不理。

noun

1. the quality of being polite and respectable

2. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality