seemly
英 [ˈsiːmli]
美 [ˈsiːmli]
adj. 合适的; 得体的; 合乎礼仪的
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。
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。
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。
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。
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.- Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
人们认为女性不应该过于自信。
- Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
英英释义
adj
- according with custom or propriety
- 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
双语例句
- We will call at a more seemly time.
我们会在更适合的时候来拜访的。 - Both the eurozone crisis and that terrible war occurred amid sudden power shifts; they were triggered by seemly trivial events; and they became incredibly complicated.
欧元区危机和那场可怕的战争都发生在实力平衡突然出现改变的背景之下；它们都是由看似微不足道的事件引发的；最终都变得极其复杂。 - It will be more seemly to tell her after the funeral.
待葬礼过后再告诉她较合适。 - 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。 - It would not be seemly for us to be seen here together.
让别人看到我们在一起不合适。 - 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。 - Is but the seemly raiment of my heart.
是我心衣饰的得体仪容。 - It is a seemly undisputable fact that music is a non-semantic art.
音乐是非语义性的艺术，这似乎已成为不争的定论。 - "Narrative inquiry" in education field concerns how to narrate and how to expand education research with seemly mode of narrating.
教育领域里的叙事研究关注如何叙事，以及如何以恰当的叙事方式展开教育研究。 - While seemly pure ethical consumption of some consumers, such as buying free range chickens, also has hidden interests of their health.
而部分消费者看似纯道德的消费，例如只购买散养鸡肉，实际上背后也隐藏着自身的健康利益。