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单词
decorously
释义
decorous
dec‧o‧rous
/
ˈdekərəs
/
adjective
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
decorous
Origin:
1600-1700
Latin
decorus
, from
decor
‘beauty, gracefulness’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Above the
decorous
chat, the familiar bray of Peregrine's voice could be heard.
He frequently attended church, and demanded strict attention and
decorous
behaviour from his court while at worship.
It was normal for women to write about love, but they were expected always to be
decorous
.
Naturally no expression of that shows through the
decorous
playfulness of her letters to him.
Safe Home Counties seats in the 50s wanted
decorous
ex-public schoolboys.
The Galleries will bridge the snarling ring road, which will be buried in
decorous
tunnels.
The man had never behaved towards her in other than a friendly and
decorous
way; nevertheless, she burned.
Two days later a more
decorous
visitor called.
formal
having the correct appearance or behaviour for a particular occasion
—
decorously
adverb
:
A servant was hovering decorously behind them.
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