decent怎么读

1. 像样的
2. 正派的
3. 体面的，得体的
4. 合宜的，适当的
5. 穿好了衣服的
6. 合乎礼仪的
7. 还不错的，尚好的，过得去的
8. 亲切的
9. 宽容的
10. 乐于助人的
11. 相当好的

1. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;

   "from a decent family"
   "a nice girl"
   

2. according with custom or propriety;

   "her becoming modesty"
   "comely behavior"
   "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"
   "a decent burial"
   "seemly behavior"
   

3. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior;

   "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"
   

4. sufficient for the purpose;

   "an adequate income"
   "the food was adequate"
   "a decent wage"
   "enough food"
   "food enough"
   

5. decently clothed;

   "are you decent?"
   

6. observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress;

   "a modest neckline in her dress"
   "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
   

1. in the right manner;

   "please do your job properly!"
   "can't you carry me decent?"
   

1.像样的;尚好的;过得去的
Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.

e.g. Nearby is a village with adecent pub...
附近的村子里有一家还不错的酒馆。
e.g. He didn't get adecent explanation...
他没有得到一个像样的解释。

2.合宜的;得体的;适当的;正当的
Decent is used to describe something which is morally correct or acceptable.

e.g. But, after adecent interval, trade relations began to return to normal...
但是适当地间断一段时间后，贸易关系开始恢复正常。
e.g. She watched his face, as the coffin was lowered into the ground. As soon as it wasdecent, he plunged through the crowd towards the cars.
棺材慢慢放入墓穴时她一直注视着他的脸。礼仪许可的时间一到，他便挤过人群走向那些车子。

3.（人）正派的，正直的，规矩的
Decent people are honest and behave in a way that most people approve of.

e.g. The majority of people around here aredecent people...
这里的大多数人都很正派。
e.g. The jury will see what adecent guy he is.
陪审团将会认识到他是一个多么正派的人。

4.做（不想做但）应该做的事
If you say that someone shoulddo the decent thing, you mean that they should do something which they do not really want to do, but which you think they ought to do.

e.g. He should do thedecent thing and resign.
他应该识时务地辞职。

do the decent thing

做体面事，做人心所向的事 do what people or society expect

• A victor must show decent modesty and reserve.

  出自：A. Lurie

1. decent的基本意思是“相当不错的，像样的，尚好的”，可修饰具体的东西，也可以修饰抽象的事物，尤用于口语。decent也可用于形容人或人的言语或行为举止，意为“正派的，正经的，高雅的，严肃的，公平的，合乎礼节的”。decent还可用于表示某物、某事对特定场合下的某人“合宜的，得体的，适当的，适度的”。
2. 习语do the ～ thing可表示“做人们或社会所期望做的事”，即做人心所向的事，做体面的事，尤指在困难形势下。