◙ adjective 1. conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour • 正派的 »a decent clean-living individual. 安分守己的正派人。 appropriate;fitting • 合宜的，适当的 »they would meet again after a decent interval. 他们在适当的间隔之后会再见面。 not likely to shock or embarrass others • 得体的，恰当的 »a decent high-necked dress. 得体的高领女装。 [informal] sufficiently clothed to see visitors • [非正式] 穿好了衣服的，穿戴停当的 »‘Hello, miss? Are you decent?’. “喂，小姐，你穿戴停当了吗？”。 2. [attrib.] of an acceptable standard;satisfactory • 过得去的，合意的，舒适的，满意的 »people need decent homes. 给我一杯好咖啡。 good • 好的，出色的 »there's a few decent players in the team. 队里有一些好选手。 [Brit. informal] kind, obliging, or generous • [英， 非正式] 和蔼有礼的，慷慨的 »that's awfully decent of you. 你真是太好了。
【IDIOMS】
◘ do the decent thing 1. take the most honourable or appropriate course of action, even if is not necessarily in one's own interests • 做有体面的事 »after his defeat he should do the decent thing and step down. 在被击败之后，他应该不失体面地下台。
【派生】
♦ decently adverb
【语源】
1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'suitable, appropriate'): from Latin decent- 'being fitting', from the verb decere