decency的近义词

1. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
2. the quality of being polite and respectable

1.合宜;得体;正派;合乎礼仪
Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.

e.g. Unfortunately, on Friday night he showed neitherdecency nor dignity...
不幸的是，周五晚上他表现得既不得体，也不庄重。
e.g. His sense ofdecency forced him to resign.
他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。

2.（出于礼貌）应该做（但没做）…
If you say that someonedid not have the decency to do something, you are criticizing them because there was a particular action which they did not do but which you believe they ought to have done.

e.g. Nobody had thedecency to inform me of what was planned.
竟然没有一个人最起码地通知我一声计划了些什么。

• common decency普通礼貌
• an offense against decency有失体面的事,违反社...

• The great Design of Prudence..is to determine and manage every Affair with Decency.

  出自：I. Watts