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单词 decorously
释义
decorousdec‧o‧rous /ˈdekərəs/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINdecorous
Origin:
1600-1700 Latin decorus, from decor ‘beauty, gracefulness’
Examples
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  • Above the decorous chat, the familiar bray of Peregrine's voice could be heard.
  • He frequently attended church, and demanded strict attention and decorous behaviour from his court while at worship.
  • It was normal for women to write about love, but they were expected always to be decorous.
  • Naturally no expression of that shows through the decorous playfulness of her letters to him.
  • Safe Home Counties seats in the 50s wanted decorous ex-public schoolboys.
  • The Galleries will bridge the snarling ring road, which will be buried in decorous tunnels.
  • The man had never behaved towards her in other than a friendly and decorous way; nevertheless, she burned.
  • Two days later a more decorous visitor called.
formal having the correct appearance or behaviour for a particular occasiondecorously adverb:  A servant was hovering decorously behind them.
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