decent

adjective

/ˈdiːsnt/

Idioms

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of a good enough standard or quality
- a decent meal/place to live
- Mark did a decent job as a replacement for Turner.
- I just want to get a decent job with decent pay.
- a decent pension/wage/standard of living
- I need a decent night's sleep.
- We think he's got a decent chance of qualifying.
- (informal) The acting in the film is actually pretty decent.
Extra Examples
- The bar looked decent enough.
- We had trouble finding a hotel that was halfway decent.
- He looks as if he could do with a decent meal.
- We aim to provide decent affordable housing for everyone.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
adverb
- really
- very
- perfectly
- …
preposition
- to
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(of people or behaviour) honest and fair; treating people with respect
- ordinary, decent, hard-working people
- Everyone said he was a decent sort of guy.
- Mr Harvey emerged as a thoroughly decent bloke.
- decent to somebody My uncle has been pretty decent to me.
- decent of somebody That's very decent of you.
Topics Personal qualitiesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- very
- really
- perfectly
- …
phrases
- do the decent thing
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acceptable to people in a particular situation
- a decent burial
- That dress isn't decent.
- She ought to have waited for a decent interval before getting married again.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
adverb
- really
- very
- perfectly
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
(informal) wearing enough clothes to allow somebody to see you
- I can't go to the door—I'm not decent.
compare indecent

Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘suitable, appropriate’): from Latin decent- ‘being fitting’, from the verb decere.

Idioms

to do the decent thing

to do what people or society expect, especially in a difficult situation
- He did the decent thing and resigned.

单词	decent
释义	decent adjective /ˈdiːsnt/ /ˈdiːsnt/ Idioms jump to other results of a good enough standard or quality a decent meal/place to live Mark did a decent job as a replacement for Turner. I just want to get a decent job with decent pay. a decent pension/wage/standard of living I need a decent night's sleep. We think he's got a decent chance of qualifying. (informal) The acting in the film is actually pretty decent. Extra Examples The bar looked decent enough. We had trouble finding a hotel that was halfway decent. He looks as if he could do with a decent meal. We aim to provide decent affordable housing for everyone. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look adverb really very perfectly … preposition to See full entry (of people or behaviour) honest and fair; treating people with respect ordinary, decent, hard-working people Everyone said he was a decent sort of guy. Mr Harvey emerged as a thoroughly decent bloke. decent to somebody My uncle has been pretty decent to me. decent of somebody That's very decent of you. Topics Personal qualitiesb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb very really perfectly … phrases do the decent thing See full entry acceptable to people in a particular situation a decent burial That dress isn't decent. She ought to have waited for a decent interval before getting married again. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look adverb really very perfectly … preposition to See full entry (informal) wearing enough clothes to allow somebody to see you I can't go to the door—I'm not decent. compare indecent Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘suitable, appropriate’): from Latin decent- ‘being fitting’, from the verb decere. Idioms to do the decent thing to do what people or society expect, especially in a difficult situation He did the decent thing and resigned.
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