Word · Frequency #20383
decorum
得体；礼貌
Behavior that is polite and socially appropriate; propriety in manners and conduct.
不可数，指总体上的得体行为
- 1.
Appropriate social behavior.
适当的社会行为；礼节。
- 2.
propriety in manners and conduct
举止得体
- 3.
A convention of social behavior.
社交行为惯例。
礼仪；礼节；适当的社会行为；礼节。；举止得体；社交行为惯例。；端正
In use
The students maintained decorum during the principal's speech.
Professional decorum requires employees to dress appropriately for meetings.
She handled the disagreement with perfect decorum, never raising her voice.
maintain / preserve decorum
decorum 在此为不可数名词，表示‘礼貌得体’。
The staff were instructed to maintain decorum during the ceremony.
工作人员被指示在仪式期间保持礼节。
with decorum
She behaved with decorum at the formal dinner.
她在正式晚宴上举止端庄。
observe decorum
Connections
Collocations
- social decorum
- 社交礼仪；社交得体
- She handled the awkward situation with perfect social decorum.她以得体的社交礼仪处理了这个尴尬的局面。
- maintain decorum
- 保持得体；维持礼节
- The chair asked everyone to maintain decorum during the debate.主席要求大家在辩论期间保持礼节。
- sense of decorum
- 分寸感；得体意识
- His sense of decorum prevents him from asking rude questions.他的分寸感使他不去问无礼的问题。
- observe decorum
- 遵守礼节；恪守礼仪
- Visitors are expected to observe decorum in the temple.参观者应遵守寺庙的礼仪。
- breach of decorum
- 失礼；违背礼节
- Laughing at the ceremony was considered a breach of decorum.在仪式上大笑被认为是一种失礼行为。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：decorum 里有 decor（装饰），言行得体就像给社交形象做装饰。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal speeches、etiquette manuals、academic writing decorum 是较为正式的词，多用于正式场合或书面语，表示符合社会规范的得体行为；日常口语中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
forum /ˈfɔrəm/ and quorum /ˈkwɔrəm/ rhyme exactly with decorum /dɪˈkɔrəm/. decor /deɪˈkɔr/ is a lookalike without the final -um; coral, moral, and corpus share the /ɔr/ sound but have different endings and stress, so they do not rhyme.
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