propriety

US [prəˈpraɪəti]
UK [prə'praɪəti]
  • n.礼节；得体的举止；有分寸的行为；行为规范
  • Web适当；正当；规矩

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propriety
n.
1.
[u]
得体的举止；有分寸的行为moral and social behaviour that is considered to be correct and acceptable
Nobody questioned the propriety of her being there alone.
没人认为她只身出现在那里不得体。
2.
[pl]
行为规范；礼节；规矩the rules of correct behaviour
They were careful to observe the proprieties.
他们恪守规矩。

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AllAll,礼节礼节,得体的举止得体的举止,有分寸的行为有分寸的行为,行为规范行为规范,适当适当,正当正当,规矩规矩
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1.
To be well-educated and propriety-mined has always been a consensus among the Chinese people.
知书识礼，一直是中国人对于文明的共识。
zhī shū shí lǐ , yì zhí shì zhōng guó rén duì yú wén míng de gòng shí 。
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2.
He complained to his mother that her daughter-in-law had no propriety and said he wanted to divorce her.
孟子气冲冲地掉头就走，向母亲说媳妇不懂礼，要把她休掉。
mèng zǐ qì chōng chōng de diào tóu jiù zǒu , xiàng mǔ qīn shuō xí fù bù dǒng lǐ , yào bǎ tā xiū diào 。
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3.
This guide was strictly a product of the accumulated lessons of a woman's life time of quiet cultivation and propriety in action.
这纯是她一生默默修持道德和履行礼仪的经验结晶。
zhè chún shì tā yì shēng mò mò xiū chí dào dé hé lǚ xíng lǐ yí de jīng yàn jié jīng 。
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4.
Gardiner was forced, as a matter of propriety, to drink until he left the party with his head reeling.
出于礼貌，卡狄那不得不继续喝，直到他头晕晕地离开晚会。
chū yú lǐ mào , kǎ dí nà bù dé bù jì xù hē , zhí dào tā tóu yūn yūn de lí kāi wǎn huì 。
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5.
Her ardent sense of propriety fears that Bertha, in bed, might not be costumed decorously enough for the visit of a clerical gentleman.
她那强烈的礼仪感使她担心卧床的伯莎衣饰不整，不适合接待一位圣职人员的来访。
tā nà qiáng liè de lǐ yí gǎn shǐ tā dān xīn wò chuáng de bó shā yī shì bù zhěng , bù shì hé jiē dài yī wèi shèng zhí rén yuán de lái fǎng 。
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6.
Elinor then ventured to doubt the propriety of her receiving such a present from a man so little, or at least so lately known to her.
至于马厩，只要有个棚子就行。随后埃丽诺大胆地表示，从一个自己并不了解、或者至少是最近才了解的男人那里接受礼物，她怀疑是否恰当。
zhì yú mǎ jiù , zhǐ yào yǒu gè péng zǐ jiù xíng 。 suí hòu āi lì nuò dà dǎn de biǎo shì , cóng yī gè zì jǐ bìng bù liǎo jiě 、 huò zhě zhì shǎo shì zuì jìn cái liǎo jiě de nán rén nà li jiē shòu lǐ wù , tā huái yí shì fǒu qià dàng 。
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7.
I don't contest your right to dispose of your property as you see fit, but I doubt the propriety of this bequest.
我不反对你放弃你的财产的权力，但是我怀疑这遗产的合法性。
wǒ bù fǎn duì nǐ fàng qì nǐ de cái chǎn de quán lì , dàn shì wǒ huái yí zhè yí chǎn de hé fǎ xìng 。
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8.
Mr. Darcy with grave propriety requested to be allowed the honour of her hand; but in vain.
达西先生非常有礼貌地要求她赏光，跟他跳一场，可是他白白要求了。
dá xī xiān sheng fēi cháng yǒu lǐ mào de yāo qiú tā shǎng guāng , gēn tā tiào yī chǎng , kě shì tā bái bái yāo qiú le 。
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9.
It violates Chinese ideas of propriety, not to say of decency, in a great variety of ways.
它在许多方面违反了中国的关于恰当得体的观念，更谈不上合乎礼仪了。
tā zài xǔ duō fāng miàn wéi fǎn le zhōng guó de guān yú qià dàng dé tǐ de guān niàn , gèng tán bù shàng hé hū lǐ yí le 。
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10.
Nevertheless, questions about the propriety of OMB's oversight activity have continued to arise.
但无论怎样，关于管理和预算办公室的监督活动的适宜性问题仍不断出现。
dàn wú lùn zěn yàng , guān yú guǎn lǐ hé yù suàn bàn gōng shì de jiān dū huó dòng de shì yí xìng wèn tí réng bú duàn chū xiàn 。
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