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
- Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
人们认为女性不应该过于自信。 - Is but the seemly raiment of my heart.
是我心衣饰的得体仪容。 - 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。 - Chewing gum on a train is not seemly in a lady.
淑女在火车上嚼囗香糖不太雅观。 - It will be more seemly to tell her after the funeral.
待葬礼过后再告诉她较合适。 - It would not be seemly for me to say ( even if I knew the answer) why the company has chosen me.
这家公司为什么选我？这个问题似乎不该由我来回答（即便我知道答案也是如此）。 - 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。 - 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。 - So we should have cautiously optimistic attitude, we can not be denied that all the existing household registration system, seemly we can not continue to adhere to.
我们对中国现行户籍制度的未来应该持谨慎乐观的态度：一方面不能全部否认现行的户籍制度，另一方面也不能继续全盘坚持。 - Lady Bracknell did not think it was seemly for Ernest to lack a proper family: no baby abandoned on a doorstep could grow up to marry her daughter.
布拉克内尔夫人认为欧内斯特不是出自体面家庭这一点有失体统：没有哪个被遗弃在门阶上的婴孩长大可与她女儿结婚。