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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。
得体；规矩；礼貌
proprieties — plural of propriety
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
得体；规矩；礼貌
correct or appropriate behavior; good manners
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。
拥有某物的事实；所有权。
The fact of possessing something; ownership.
得体行为
correct or appropriate behavior
适合性、适宜性；恰当的性质。
Suitability, fitness; the quality of being appropriate.
行为和道德上的正确性；礼貌、得体。
Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness.
He always behaves with perfect propriety at formal dinners.
他在正式晚宴上总是表现得极为得体。
She questioned the propriety of asking such personal questions.
她质疑提出如此私人问题的恰当性。
It is important to observe the proprieties when visiting a foreign country.
在国外访问时遵守礼节是很重要的。
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。
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。
表示“分寸感、礼貌意识”，常与strong、keen等形容词连用。
She has a strong sense of propriety.
她有很强的分寸感。
propriety作复数时表示“社交礼仪”，observe在此意为“遵守”。
In diplomatic circles, one is expected to observe the proprieties.
在外交圈里，人们应当遵守礼节。
Not this
The old man sold his propriety and moved abroad.
Use this
The old man sold his property and moved abroad.
propriety 的常用义是“得体、规矩”，表示“财产/房产”的常用词是 property。二者拼写相近，但词义不同，所以表示“卖掉房产”必须用 property。
Not this
It is not propriety to laugh at others' mistakes.
Use this
It is not proper to laugh at others' mistakes.
在 is 后面接不定式时需要用形容词作表语，即 It is proper to do sth.；propriety 是名词，不能直接作表语表示“合适的、得体的”。
Not this
She has a strong propriety sense.
Use this
She has a strong sense of propriety.
英语中表达“……感”用 a sense of + 名词，且 sense of propriety 是固定搭配；把 propriety 放在 sense 前作定语不符合英语搭配习惯。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
分寸感；得体感
She had an unerring sense of propriety.
她有准确的得体感。
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。
失礼；违反礼节
Arriving uninvited was considered a breach of propriety.
不请自来被视为失礼。
礼仪标准
Different cultures have different standards of propriety.
不同文化有不同的礼仪标准。
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。
礼貌得体
The debate was conducted with decorum and propriety.
辩论进行得礼貌得体。
分寸感；得体意识
She has a strong sense of propriety and would never ask such a personal question.
她很有分寸感，绝不会问这么私人的问题。
社交礼节；行为规范
He was careful to observe the proprieties at the formal dinner.
他在正式晚宴上小心遵守社交礼节。
有失体统；失礼行为
His loud laughter at the funeral was a breach of propriety.
他在葬礼上大声笑是有失体统的。
Use proprieties naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 proper（得体）加名词尾巴：举止要 proper，才有 propriety（得体、规矩）。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.