decently adv.
高雅地, 端正地,正派地
decently[ adv ]- in a decent manner
<adv.all>
they don't know how to dress decently
- in the right manner
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please do your job properly!
can't you carry me decent?
decent \de"cent\ (d[=e]"sent), a. [L. decens, decentis, p. pr.
of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory,
honor, ornament, Gr. dokei^n to seem good, to seem, think;
cf. Skr. d[=a][,c] to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E.
attire, tire: cf. F. d['e]cent. Cf. {Decorate}, {Decorum},
{Deign}.]
1. Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming;
fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent
language. --Shak.
Before his decent steps. --Milton.
2. Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.
3. Comely; shapely; well-formed. [Archaic]
A sable stole of cyprus lawn
Over thy decent shoulders drawn. --Milton.
By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed. --Pope.
4. Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable;
fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a
decent fortune; a decent person.
A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs.
--Burke.
-- {De"cent*ly}, adv. -- {De"cent*ness}, n.
- "Palestinians and Israelis must learn to treat each other decently, respect their mutual right to live in security and fulfill their political aspirations," Shultz said.
- In a country where armies often have attracted riffraff interested primarily in rape and plunder, the army of revolutionary leader Mao Tse-tung went to great effort to serve the people and treat them decently.