decent

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈdiː.sənt/    美 /ˈdi.sənt/|/ˈdiː.sənt/|[ˈdɪi.sənt]|[ˈdɪ̈i.sənt]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Misspelling of descent. alt-of,misspelling
形容词 adj.
  1. Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
  2. Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
  3. Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen. informal
    — Are you decent? May I come in?
  4. Fair; acceptable; okay.
    — He's a decent saxophonist, but probably not good enough to make a career of it.
  5. Significant; substantial.
    — There are a decent number of references out there, if you can find them.
  6. Conforming to perceived standards of good taste.
    — I had a cup of tea - the last decent cup of tea for many days; and in a room that most soothingly looked just as you would expect a lady’s drawing-room to look, we had a long quiet chat by the fireside.
  7. Comely; shapely; well-formed. obsolete
    — And ſable ſtole of Cipres Lawn, Over thy decent ſhoulders drawn.

词形变化

more decent comparative most decent superlative

词汇关系

反义词
bad immoral indecent underdressed inadequate poor unsatisfactory
衍生词
decentish decentness do the decent thing half-decent halfway decent jolly D semidecent undecent
相关词
decency decently

词源

Borrowed from Middle French décent, or its source, Latin decēns, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”) (compare Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “to appear, seem, think”), δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to accept”); Sanskrit दशस्यति (daśasyáti, “shows honor, is gracious”), दाशति (dāśati, “makes offerings, bestows”)). Meaning ‘kind, pleasant’ is from 1902.
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