英语词汇“propriety”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

proprietypropriety /prəˈpraɪət̮i/ noun formal

ETYMOLOGYpropriety

Origin: 1500-1600 French propriété property, quality, from Latin proprietas; ➔ PROPERTY

COLLOCATIONS► sense of propriety

A lot of people seem to have lost their sense of propriety.

1[uncountable] correct social or moral behavior OPP impropriety: A lot of people seem to have lost their sense of propriety.propriety of Critics have questioned the propriety of some of the senator’s loans.2the proprieties the accepted rules of correct social behavior

单词	propriety
释义	proprietypropriety /prəˈpraɪət̮i/ noun formal Etymology ETYMOLOGYpropriety Origin: 1500-1600 French propriété property, quality, from Latin proprietas; ➔ PROPERTY Collocations COLLOCATIONS► sense of propriety A lot of people seem to have lost their sense of propriety. 1[uncountable] correct social or moral behavior OPP impropriety: A lot of people seem to have lost their sense of propriety.propriety of Critics have questioned the propriety of some of the senator’s loans.2the proprieties the accepted rules of correct social behavior
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