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单词 propriety
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proprietynoun

uk/prəˈpraɪə.ti/us/prəˈpraɪə.t̬i/

[ U ] formal correct moral behaviour or actions:

The director insisted that there was no question as to the propriety of how the funds were raised.
She was careful always to behave with propriety.
proprieties [ plural ] formal

the rules of polite social behaviour:

They'd invited us to dinner so we thought we'd better observe the proprieties and invite them back.

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Morality and rules of behaviour

  • antisocial
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  • book
  • claim
  • conscience
  • decency
  • double standard
  • morality
  • moralize
  • morally
  • norm
  • object lesson
  • social contract
  • spirit
  • the rights and wrongs idiom
  • the ways of the world idiom
  • two wrongs don't make a right idiom
  • value
  • voice
  • wrong

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proprietynoun [ U ]

us/prəˈprɑɪ·ɪ·t̬i/

correct moral behavior or actions:

Critics questioned the propriety of the senator’s appearance at a political fundraiser with a convicted criminal.
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