Word · Frequency #18712
decently
体面地；正派地；合适地
核心释义
in a decent manner
- 1.
得体地
In a decent manner.
- 2.
合理地；可接受地
To a reasonable or acceptable degree.
得体地；合理地；可接受地；合适地；高雅地；正派地；亲切地
用法In use
They lived decently on a modest income.
用法提示：decently 是副词，修饰动词 lived，表示‘体面地、正派地’。
Everyone deserves to be treated decently.
用法提示：decently 是副词，修饰动词短语 be treated，表示‘体面地、正派地’。
The essay was decently written, but not outstanding.
用法提示：decently 是副词，修饰过去分词 written，表示‘还算合适地、尚可地’。
be decently + past participle
decently 常与过去分词连用，表示‘穿着得体、待遇合理’等状态。
The staff were decently dressed for the interview.
员工们在面试时穿着得体。
behave decently
behave 是不及物动词，decently 直接放在其后修饰行为。
Please behave decently at the dinner party.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- decently dressed
- 穿着得体
- Everyone at the party was decently dressed.聚会上的每个人都穿着得体。
- decently paid
- 报酬体面的
- She found a decently paid job in the city.她在城里找到了一份报酬体面的工作。
- decently treated
- 受到公正对待
- The workers expect to be decently treated by their employer.工人们期望得到雇主的公正对待。
- decently behaved
- 举止正派的
- The students were decently behaved during the ceremony.学生们在典礼上举止得体。
- decently educated
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
decent 读起来像“得体”，decently 就是“得体地、正派地”，记住“做事得体”就好。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：interpersonal behavior、dress and appearance、work performance decently 是副词，表示“体面地、正派地、合适地”。它通常用于描述行为举止、穿着或做事方式是否得体，语气比较中性，既不算非常正式也不口语化。多用于 behave decently、dress decently、do a job decently 这类搭配，具体含义随语境略有不同。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 decently 真正押韵的是 recently（/ˈriːsəntli/，重读元音及之后相同）。其他词虽都以 -ently 结尾，但重读音节或元音并不匹配：currently /ˈkɜːrəntli/、differently /ˈdɪfərəntli/、frequently /ˈfriːkwəntli/、efficiently /ɪˈfɪʃəntli/、confidently /ˈkɑːnfɪdəntli/，均不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.