The majority of residents here are decent citizens.
这里的大部分居民都是正派的市民。
a decent burial
得体的葬礼
Paul visited the local bars more frequently than was decent for a senior lecturer.
保罗过于频繁地光顾当地酒吧,不太合乎高级讲师的身份。
The chairman did the decent thing (=did what people thought he ought to) and resigned.
主席体面地辞去了职务。
3GOOD/MORAL[usually before noun]treating people in a fair and kind way 宽容的,和气的
I decided her father was a decent guy after all.
我认为她父亲毕竟是个好人。
It was decent of you to show up today.
你今天来了可真好。
4WEAR CLOTHESwearing enough clothes so that you do not show too much of your body – used humorously 穿好衣服的,雅观的〔幽默用法〕
Are you decent? Can I come in?
你穿好了吗?我能进来了吗?
—decentlyadverbadv
Examples from the Corpus
decent• Don't come in - I'm not decent!• And it took you all your time to get them decent again with a wetrag.• He was wearing a decent black clothloungesuit, and had no intentions of changing his mode of attire.• Come to think of it, he'd seemed rather a decentchap, some one it might be worth getting to know.• Decentcitizens have nothing to fear from the police.• I want to provide my boys with a decenteducation.• Perhaps Jack wanted to do something decent, for a change.• The coach was a prettydecentguy.• a decent, honest, hard-working woman• Carr and the Celtics have done a decent job the past 48 hours, maximizing the suspensesurrounding their new lineup.• Decent members of the public will be outraged by this decision.• I need to get a decent night's sleep.• It's very decent of you to be so pleased for me -- I know how much you wanted to win this competition.• You would think that with all the money I make, I could at least have a decent place to sleep.• There isn't one decentrestaurant around here.• Did you get decentseats for the game?• The Trojans brought the ball up but could not get off a decentshot.• For expatriates with offshoreaccounts, this represents a decenttax-free return on an investment that carries no risk to capital.• He is 25-10-2 in three seasons, with what many would call decent wins, if not big ones.• Decent working people are frustrated at the level of crime in the cities.
halfway decent• Discsviable, a second halfway decent act was required.• And you need to be halfway decent and honest and real.• This is really halfway decentcoffee.• Reading about that stuff, downing really halfway decent coffee.
decent citizens/people/folk etc• He comes when nobody's lookin' and poisonsdecent people.• You ain't fit to live with decent people.• There's two methods of policing, one for the decent people and one for the trouble-makers.• I had seen otherwise perfectly decent people in Delhi abusing their servants as if they were pets.• Evidently, there are some very decent people out there.• But most contractors are decent people who like working with their hands, working for themselves.• Most of them were decent people with horrible jobs.
It was decent of• She was lonely, and it was decent of the Nawab to have called on her.
Origindecent
(1500-1600)Frenchdécent, from Latindecens, the present participle of decere“to be suitable”
1good/acceptable相當好;可接受VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, look體面;看上去像樣◇The bar looked decent enough.這家酒館看上去還像樣。ADVERB➤really, very非常像樣;很體面▸➤perfectly非常體面▸➤fairly, half, halfway, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively相當體面;非常體面;還算體面;較為體面◇We had trouble finding a hotel that was halfway decent.我們費了很大勁兒才找到一家還過得去的旅館。➤enough夠體面PREPOSITION➤to對⋯不錯◇My uncle has been pretty decent to me.叔叔一直對我不錯。decent
adjective²
2honest/respectable誠實;讓人尊敬VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be為人正派ADVERB➤very很正派➤really十分正派▸➤perfectly, thoroughly十分正派;完全正派PHRASES➤do the decent thing做人心所向的事◇I think he should do the decent thing and resign.我認為他應該順應民意主動辭職。
decent adj. ⇨decent (a decent meal)⇨respectable (decent people)⇨right2 (do the decent thing)decent
adjective
➡ See also the entry for adequate另见adequate条decent ♦︎ solid ♦︎ respectable ♦︎ soundThese words all describe sth that is of a good enough standard or quality.这些词均表示事物良好的、不错的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a decent / solid / respectable / sound performance◆a decent / solid / respectable result◆pretty decent / solid / sound◆perfectly decent / respectable / sound◆decent / respectable / sound enough■decent ˈdiːsnt (ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) of a good enough standard or quality像样的;相当不错的;挺好的◆He looks as if he could do with a decent meal.他看上去好像想要好好吃一顿。◆I need a decent night's sleep.我需要好好睡上一宿。◆This place looks decent enough-let's stay here.这地方看起来还不错,咱们就住这儿吧。▸decently
adverb
◆The car is decently sized and cheap to run.这辆汽车大小适中,而且跑起来省油。■solid [usually before noun] (especially business尤用于商业) good and steady, but not always excellent or special相当好的,表现稳定的(但不一定出色或独特)◆2006 was a year of solid achievement.2006年是成就颇丰的一年。◆He's a good, solid player.他是个挺有实力的运动员。◆Trade remained solid throughout the year.全年的贸易情况保持良好。ⓘ Solid is used especially to talk about how a person or company performs or achieves over a period of time. * solid尤用于形容个人或公司在一段时间内的表现或成绩。■respectablefairly good; not giving you any reason to feel ashamed相当好的;不丢面子的◆It was a perfectly respectable result.这是个非常好的结果。◆Economic growth has averaged at a respectable 2.5 per cent.经济增长率平均为2.5%,相当不错。ⓘ Respectable is used especially to talk about sb/sth's performance in a game, competition or entertainment, or in business. * respectable尤用于形容某人或某事物在比赛、竞争、表演或生意中的表现。▸respectably
adverb
◆The candidate did respectably rather than brilliantly.该候选人表现得相当不错,但说不上杰出。■soundgood and accurate, but not excellent不错的,扎实的(但说不上出色)◆This was another sound performance by the team.这是该队又一次挺不错的表现。