decent
英英释意
- 1. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;
- "from a decent family"
- "a nice girl"
- 2. according with custom or propriety;
- "her becoming modesty"
- "comely behavior"
- "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"
- "a decent burial"
- "seemly behavior"
- 3. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior;
- "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
- 4. enough to meet a purpose;
- "an adequate income"
- "the food was adequate"
- "a decent wage"
- "enough food"
- "food enough"
- 5. decently clothed;
- "are you decent?"
- 6. observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress;
- "a modest neckline in her dress"
- "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"