seemly

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishseemlyseem‧ly /ˈsiːmli/ adjective old-fashioned SUITABLEsuitable for a particular situation or social occasion, according to accepted standards of behaviour OPP unseemly It was not seemly for ladies to talk about money.Examples from the Corpusseemly• Old Chao hesitated, apparently aware that he was displaying more self-satisfaction than was seemly.• It would not have been very seemly for the ladies to hear all the shouting.• But he should have gone further and acknowledged that it is not seemly to hold such political functions in the White House.Origin seemly (1100-1200) Old Norse smligr, from smr; → SEEM

单词	seemly
释义	seemly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishseemlyseem‧ly /ˈsiːmli/ adjective old-fashioned SUITABLEsuitable for a particular situation or social occasion, according to accepted standards of behaviour OPP unseemly It was not seemly for ladies to talk about money.Examples from the Corpusseemly• Old Chao hesitated, apparently aware that he was displaying more self-satisfaction than was seemly.• It would not have been very seemly for the ladies to hear all the shouting.• But he should have gone further and acknowledged that it is not seemly to hold such political functions in the White House.Origin seemly (1100-1200) Old Norse smligr, from smr; → SEEM
随便看	you can’t go wrong (with something) you can’t have it both ways you can’t hear yourself think you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs you can’t mistake somebody/something you can’t say fairer than that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks you can’t win you can’t win them all you could cut the air with a knife you could cut the atmosphere with a knife you could cut the atmosphere with a knife you could cut the atmosphere/air/tension with a knife you could cut the tension with a knife you could have fooled me you could hear a pin drop you couldn't ask for a better you couldn't ask for more you couldn't do if you tried you couldnt ask for a better you couldnt ask for more you couldnt do if you tried you couldn’t do something if you tried you da man you da man!