新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

decency

英  [ˈdiːsənsi]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 正派

    Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.

    双语例句

    例:

    His sense of decency forced him to resign.

    他的正派作风迫使他辞职。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • have the decency

    1不得体

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    He didn't even have the decency to tell them in person.

    他很没礼节,居然没亲自告诉他们。