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礼貌的；正派的；诚实的

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为何会卷入这种罪行中
decent, hardworking people正派、勤劳的人
He is a decent guy who would help anyone in need.他是个正派人，会帮助任何有需要的人。
You need to do the decent thing and tell her what happened.你应该如实告诉他发生了什么。

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

It's really decent [=nice, thoughtful] of them to help us like this.他们这样帮助我们，真是太贴心了。
I apologized for the damage to his car, and he was pretty decent [=understanding] about it.我为对他的车造成的损坏道歉，他对此很谅解。

: good enough but not the best : adequate or acceptable相当不错的；像样的；尚好的

She's a decent [=fairly good] tennis player.她是名相当不错的网球运动员。
They can't afford decent [=adequate] housing.他们住不起像样的房子。
Are there any decent schools in that area?那地方有像样的学校吗？
They served us a decent (enough) meal.他们让我们饱餐了一顿。
I've got to get some decent clothes.我必须买一些像样的衣服。
He makes a decent living. = He has a job making/earning decent money.他有一份收入不错的工作。
a halfway decent [=pretty good] movie不错的电影

: appropriate or suitable适当的；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]我知道你有许多事情要做，但尽量不要睡得太晚。
We were asked to wait a decent interval [=wait for an appropriate amount of time] before making the announcement.我们被告知要适当等一段时间再发表公告。

— opposite indecent

: not using language that offends people : not including behavior or ideas that people commonly find offensive（语言）得体的

Please keep your jokes decent—there are children in the room.请不要讲不雅的笑话——房间里有孩子。

— 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；适宜见人的

I can't come to the door right now—I'm not decent. Wait a minute, OK?我现在不能来开门——我还没穿戴好。等一下，好吗？
Can I come in? Are you decent?我能进来吗？你穿戴整齐了吧？

— decently

adverb

He's fair and always treats everyone decently.他为人公正，总是对每个人都很友好。
The book is selling decently [=fairly well; well enough] but we were expecting it to sell better.这本书卖得不错，但我们原本期望它能卖得更好。
decently dressed穿戴得体