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have the decency to do sth
这个结构常用于批评某人缺乏基本礼貌。
He didn't even have the decency to apologize.
他甚至没有礼貌道歉。
得体；礼貌；正派
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得体；礼貌；正派
the quality of being polite, respectable, and morally proper
He didn't even have the decency to apologize.
他甚至没有礼貌道歉。
得体；合乎礼仪。
The quality of being decent; propriety.
符合礼仪和道德标准
the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
得体的行为或事物。
That which is proper or becoming.
礼貌和体面
the quality of being polite and respectable
Please have the decency to knock before entering the room.
请有点礼貌，进屋前先敲门。
Showing basic decency means treating waiters with respect.
表现出基本的礼貌意味着尊重服务生。
He lacked the decency to return my calls.
他连回我电话的礼貌都没有。
这个结构常用于批评某人缺乏基本礼貌。
He didn't even have the decency to apologize.
他甚至没有礼貌道歉。
common decency 指社会普遍认可的礼貌标准。
At least show some common decency and wait your turn.
至少表现出一些基本的礼貌，排队等候。
It's a matter of decency to thank your host.
感谢主人是关乎体面的事情。
Not this
It is decency to thank her.
Use this
It is decent to thank her.
decency是名词，不能用作表语形容词；应用形容词decent表示“得体的”。
Not this
He has no decencies at all.
Use this
He has no decency at all.
decency作为抽象品质通常不可数，不应使用复数；复数形式仅用于指具体礼仪（如the decencies of society）。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
基本的礼貌
It's just common decency to hold the door for someone.
为别人扶门只是基本的礼貌。
人性尊严
We should treat all people with human decency.
我们应该以人性尊严对待所有人。
基本礼节
He lacked even basic decency to say thank you.
他连说声谢谢的基本礼节都没有。
有…的起码礼貌
She had the decency to apologize for her mistake.
她为她的错误道歉，起码的礼貌还是有的。
公共道德
The law aims to protect public decency.
该法律旨在保护公共道德。
出于礼貌
Out of decency, he offered to help carry her bags.
出于礼貌，他主动帮她提包。
为了体面起见
He apologized for decency's sake, though he didn't mean it.
他为了体面而道歉，尽管并非真心。
有礼貌/体面地做某事
She didn't even have the decency to thank me.
她甚至没有礼貌地向我道谢。
基本的礼貌
It's a matter of common decency to hold the door open for others.
为别人扶着门是基本的礼貌。
基本的人类礼仪这个概念对我来说不是天生的。
Sheldon Cooper in 'The Big Bang Theory', Season 2 Episode 16
谢尔顿·库珀在《生活大爆炸》第二季第16集中
有一种正派存在于我们所有人中。
Narrator in 'Desperate Housewives'
《绝望的主妇》中的旁白
Use decency naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将decency联想为decent（得体的）去掉t加上名词后缀cy，即‘得体’的名词形式。
语域：neutral 常见场景：社交礼仪、道德讨论 通常为中性，多用于正式或道德语境，如讨论行为得体与否。
常与 have 连用，构成 have the decency to do sth，表示“有做某事的礼仪或风度”。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.