Word · Frequency #18712
decently
体面地；正派地；合适地
in a decent manner
- 1.
In a decent manner.
得体地
- 2.
To a reasonable or acceptable degree.
合理地；可接受地
得体地；合理地；可接受地；合适地；高雅地；正派地；亲切地
In use
They lived decently on a modest income.
Everyone deserves to be treated decently.
The essay was decently written, but not outstanding.
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.
请在晚宴上举止得体。
treat sb decently
treat sb decently 表示以正派、得体的方式对待某人。
They treated the guests decently.
他们得体地款待了客人。
Common mistakes
He explained the rules very decent.He explained the rules very decently.
“explained”是实义动词，需要用副词“decently”来修饰动作；形容词“decent”不能修饰动词。
The soup tastes decently.The soup tastes decent.
“tastes”在这里是系动词，后面应接形容词“decent”作表语，而不是副词“decently”；中文“尝起来不错”没有词形变化，容易误加-ly。
Connections
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
- 受过良好教育的
- He is a decently educated young man with good manners.他是一个受过良好教育、有礼貌的年轻人。
- decently priced
Learner notes
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。
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。
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.