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seemly

英 [ˈsiːmli]

美 [ˈsiːmli]

adj.  合适的; 得体的; 合乎礼仪的

GRE

BNC.40478 / COCA.35852

同义词辨析

decorousdecentniceseemly【导航词义:正派的】

decorousadj. 〈正式〉端庄的,得体的
〔辨析〕
主要指人的外表或者行为很得体的。
〔例证〕
a decorous hug
礼貌得体的拥抱
It is decorous to wear a tie at an evening party.
在晚会上佩戴领带是得体的。
decentadj. 正派的,规矩的
〔辨析〕
指道德标准符合社会规范的。
〔例证〕
She is a decent citizen.
她是个正派的市民。
The President did the decent thing.
总统做了他该做的事。
niceadj. 〈旧〉正派的
〔辨析〕
指道德品行高尚的,但此义现已不常用。
〔例证〕
Nice girls don't do such things.
正派姑娘不会做这种事儿的。
seemlyadj. 〈旧〉适宜的,得体的,合乎行为规范的
〔辨析〕
指根据通行的行为规范,言行举止符合某一情境或社交场合的,但此义现已不常用。
〔例证〕
It is not seemly for guests to gossip about the hostess.
客人对女主人说三道四似乎不大得体。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 合适的;得体的;合乎礼仪的
      appropriate for a particular social situation

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED 得体的;适当的;合乎礼仪的
        Seemlybehaviour or dress is appropriate in the particular circumstances.
        1. Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
          人们认为女性不应该过于自信。

      英英释义

      adj

      • according with custom or propriety
        1. her becoming modesty
        2. comely behavior
        3. it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
        4. a decent burial
        5. seemly behavior
        Synonym:becomingcomelycomme il fautdecentdecorous

      双语例句

      • Her becoming modesty; comely behavior; it is not comme_il_faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money; a decent burial; seemly behavior.
        她适当的谦虚;举止适当的;老是要钱对绅士来说使不礼貌的;体面的埋葬;举止适当。
      • Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
        愚昧人宴乐度日,是不合宜的,何况仆人管辖王子呢。
      • The enterprise needs a seemly application system to meet the requirements of practice and resolve the conflict in warehouse management.
        他们迫切需要一个满足实际生产环境要求的仓库管理系统,来解决企业仓库管理上存在的矛盾。
      • We will call at a more seemly time.
        我们会在更适合的时候来拜访的。
      • In the course of investigation I found that those candidates who seemly unfamiliar with the rules of the election had confirmed some of the theories of communication in the election process of political communication through the "votes" strategy.
        在调查的过程中笔者发现,这些看似并不熟悉选举规则的候选人,在选举的政治传播过程中所采取的拉票策略,印证了传播学当中的一些理论。
      • Seemly, only to combine order and function interface together, make programmable control instrument produce the function.
        只有将仪器程控指令与接口函数有机的结合起来才能使程控仪器发挥功能。
      • In this fiction, Paul Auster expresses his distinctive understanding of identity by telling three stories that are seemly independent but are actually interrelated to each other.
        通过讲述三个看似独立但实则互相关联的故事,奥斯特阐释了他对身份这一概念的独到见解。
      • Is but the seemly raiment of my heart.
        是我心衣饰的得体仪容。
      • Lu Xun and Wang Meng looks seemly different, in actually they are similar in the spirit.
        鲁迅与王蒙在精神层面上看似迥异,在本质上却有相通之处。
      • There was a tiny, priggish, warning voice in my ears which in the tones of Collins told me it was seemly to hold back.
        我耳边响起一种微弱的,一本正经的,象科林斯的声音,警告我最好不要去。