decent

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decent /ˈdiːsn̩t/ adjective

decent

/ˈdiːsn̩t/

adjective

Learner's definition of DECENT

[more decent; most decent]

a : polite, moral, and honest禮貌的；正派的；誠實的

I don't understand how so decent a person could be involved with this kind of crime.我不明白如此正派的人爲何會卷入這種罪行中
decent, hardworking people正派、勤勞的人
He is a decent guy who would help anyone in need.他是個正派人，會幫助任何有需要的人。
You need to do the decent thing and tell her what happened.你應該如實告訴他發生了什麽。

b somewhat informal : showing kindness : seeming to care about the feelings or problems of other people體諒的；友善的

It's really decent [=nice, thoughtful] of them to help us like this.他們這樣幫助我們，真是太貼心了。
I apologized for the damage to his car, and he was pretty decent [=understanding] about it.我爲對他的車造成的損壞道歉，他對此很諒解。

: good enough but not the best : adequate or acceptable相當不錯的；像樣的；尚好的

She's a decent [=fairly good] tennis player.她是名相當不錯的網球運動員。
They can't afford decent [=adequate] housing.他們住不起像樣的房子。
Are there any decent schools in that area?那地方有像樣的學校嗎？
They served us a decent (enough) meal.他們讓我們飽餐了一頓。
I've got to get some decent clothes.我必須買一些像樣的衣服。
He makes a decent living. = He has a job making/earning decent money.他有一份收入不錯的工作。
a halfway decent [=pretty good] movie不錯的電影

: appropriate or suitable適當的；合宜的

I know you've got a lot to do, but try to get to bed at a decent hour. [=at a time that is not too late at night]我知道你有許多事情要做，但盡量不要睡得太晚。
We were asked to wait a decent interval [=wait for an appropriate amount of time] before making the announcement.我們被告知要適當等一段時間再發表公告。

— opposite indecent

: not using language that offends people : not including behavior or ideas that people commonly find offensive（語言）得體的

Please keep your jokes decent—there are children in the room.請不要講不雅的笑話——房間裏有孩子。

— opposite indecent

informal : wearing enough clothes : wearing clothes that cover enough of your body so that you are not embarrassed if someone sees you穿好衣服的；適宜見人的

I can't come to the door right now—I'm not decent. Wait a minute, OK?我現在不能來開門——我還沒穿戴好。等一下，好嗎？
Can I come in? Are you decent?我能進來嗎？你穿戴整齊了吧？

— decently

adverb

He's fair and always treats everyone decently.他爲人公正，總是對每個人都很友好。
The book is selling decently [=fairly well; well enough] but we were expecting it to sell better.這本書賣得不錯，但我們原本期望它能賣得更好。
decently dressed穿戴得體