Word · Frequency #14629
proprieties
得体；规矩；礼貌
proprieties is the plural of propriety.
correct or appropriate behavior; good manners
- 1.
The fact of possessing something; ownership.
拥有某物的事实；所有权。
- 2.
correct or appropriate behavior
得体行为
- 3.
Suitability, fitness; the quality of being appropriate.
适合性、适宜性；恰当的性质。
- 4.
Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness.
行为和道德上的正确性；礼貌、得体。
合适；适当；拥有；所有权；拥有某物的事实；所有权。；得体行为；适合性、适宜性；恰当的性质。
In use
He always behaves with perfect propriety at formal dinners.
She questioned the propriety of asking such personal questions.
It is important to observe the proprieties when visiting a foreign country.
the propriety of doing sth
用于正式语体，常与question、doubt、debate等动词搭配，表示对某行为是否恰当的质疑。
They questioned the propriety of using public funds for the project.
他们质疑将公共资金用于该项目的妥当性。
behave/act with propriety
正式用语，相当于in a proper way，多修饰behave、act等动词。
He behaved with propriety at the formal dinner.
他在正式晚宴上举止得体。
a sense of propriety
表示“分寸感、礼貌意识”，常与strong、keen等形容词连用。
Connections
Collocations
- sense of propriety
- 分寸感；得体感
- She had an unerring sense of propriety.她有准确的得体感。
- social propriety
- 社交礼节
- His jokes at the funeral showed little regard for social propriety.他在葬礼上开玩笑，表现得很不顾社交礼节。
- breach of propriety
- 失礼；违反礼节
- Arriving uninvited was considered a breach of propriety.不请自来被视为失礼。
- standards of propriety
- 礼仪标准
- Different cultures have different standards of propriety.不同文化有不同的礼仪标准。
- observe the proprieties
- 遵守礼节
- At the formal dinner, he was careful to observe the proprieties.在正式晚宴上，他小心翼翼地遵守礼节。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 proper（得体）加名词尾巴：举止要 proper，才有 propriety（得体、规矩）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、discussions of social conduct propriety 是比较正式的词，多用于书面语或正式场合，表示符合社会规范或礼节的行为；日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词末尾的 -iety 都读 /aɪəti/，与 propriety /prəˈpraɪəti/ 的 /aɪəti/ 部分押韵。注意不要被拼写相似的 property /ˈprɒpəti/（财产）或 pretty /ˈprɪti/（漂亮的）误导，它们的发音并不相同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.