| 单词 | propriety |
| 释义 | propriety (once / 440 pages) n Propriety is following what is socially acceptable in speech and behavior. If you are someone who cares about always doing the right and proper thing, your friends might accuse you of being obsessed with propriety and beg you to loosen up. In the Victorian Age, both sexes had well-defined roles and were expected to exercise self-restraint. Except for the men. Everyone looked the other way when they went out on benders. Their wives at home however, were so confined by the era's standards of propriety that if a woman so much as referred to the fact that she was pregnant, everyone would cover their mouths and gasp. She'd committed an impropriety. WORD FAMILYpropriety: impropriety, proprieties+/impropriety: improprieties USAGE EXAMPLESAt a morning news meeting at The New York Times on Thursday, there was a wide-ranging discussion about the propriety of reporting on stolen emails. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) What’s also consistent with Trump’s background, though, is an unapologetic eye for the main chance and a brazen disregard for propriety and self-restraint. Seattle Times(Nov 24, 2016) At Coi and Meadowood, Tinder lived for the moments when patrons would demand a second helping of his desserts, on the spot, propriety be damned. Seattle Times(Nov 17, 2016) n correct or appropriate behavior Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper correctitude, properness improperness, impropriety an improper demeanor decorousness, decorum propriety in manners and conduct appropriateness, rightnessappropriate conduct; doing the right thing correctnessthe quality of conformity to social expectations good formbehavior that conforms to social conventions of the time priggishness, primnessexaggerated and arrogant properness modesty, reserveformality and propriety of manner grace, seemlinessa sense of propriety and consideration for others decencythe quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality faultlessness, impeccabilitythe quality of being without an error or fault political correctitude, political correctnessavoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against demurenessthe trait of behaving with reserve and decorum becomingnessthe quality of being becoming modestness, modestyfreedom from vanity or conceit behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people |
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