| 单词 | propriety |
| 释义 | propriety (prəpraɪɪti ) uncountable noun Propriety is the quality of being socially or morally acceptable. [formal] Their sense of social propriety is eroded. Synonyms: decorum, manners, courtesy, protocol Collocations: sense of propriety `You have no sense of propriety, Stuart," Ben replied benignly. A RODENT OF DOUBT (2001) But in the end some slow-acting sense of propriety made her give a sigh, jam the lid back on to the tin of floor polish and stand up. UNREASONABLE DOUBT They feel a real sense of propriety over him. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He was a very modest man but he had a very high sense of propriety and conduct. Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who Were There (2006) Although all sense of propriety is lost when we are in the grip of a furious row. Times, Sunday Times (2011) |
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