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单词 decent
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decent

UK /ˈdiːs(ə)nt/

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    good, or good enough

    Are there any decent restaurants around here?

    Barcelona have a decent chance of winning the game.

    Synonyms and related words

    Extremely good or of a high quality
    Synonyms and related words

    Satisfactory and good enough
  2. 2
    behaving towards other people in an honest, fair, and nice way

    a decent caring man

    it is decent of someone to do something:

    It was decent of David to offer to pay.

    be decent about something:

    When I told her the truth, she was quite decent about it.

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe honest and sincere people and behaviour
    Synonyms and related words

    Fair and reasonable
  3. 3
    considered by most people to be moral, good, or reasonable

    It’s not decent to get married again so soon after your husband has died.

    do the decent thing (=do what is right):

    After such rudeness, the chairman should do the decent thing and apologize publicly.

    Synonyms and related words

    Morally good or correct
  4. 4
    informal old-fashionedwearing enough clothes to not be embarrassed to let other people see you

    Don’t look – I’m not decent yet!

    Synonyms and related words

    Dressed and wearing clothes of a particular type

derived word
decently

decent

US /ˈdis(ə)nt/

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    good, or good enough

    Are there any decent restaurants around here?

    The Dolphins have a decent chance of winning the game.

    Synonyms and related words

    Extremely good or of a high quality
    Synonyms and related words

    Satisfactory and good enough
  2. 2
    behaving toward other people in an honest, fair, and nice way

    a decent caring man

    it is decent of someone to do something:

    It was decent of David to offer to pay.

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe honest and sincere people and behavior
    Synonyms and related words

    Fair and reasonable
  3. 3
    considered by most people to be moral, good, or reasonable

    It’s not decent to get married again so soon after your husband has died.

    do the decent thing (=do what is right):

    After such rudeness, the chairman should do the decent thing and apologize publicly.

    Synonyms and related words

    Morally good or correct
  4. 4
    informal old-fashionedwearing enough clothes to not be embarrassed to let other people see you

    Don’t look, I’m not decent yet!

    Synonyms and related words

    Dressed and wearing clothes of a particular type

derived word
decently
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