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。 - In this fiction, Paul Auster expresses his distinctive understanding of identity by telling three stories that are seemly independent but are actually interrelated to each other.
通过讲述三个看似独立但实则互相关联的故事，奥斯特阐释了他对身份这一概念的独到见解。 - Moreover, by studying the seemly conflicting viewpoints on educational purpose, happiness proves to be the common point.
而通过对各种冲突的教育目的观的研究也发现，对人生幸福的追求是它们的逻辑融合点。 - It will be more seemly to tell her after the funeral.
待葬礼过后再告诉她较合适。 - 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。 - Lu Xun and Wang Meng looks seemly different, in actually they are similar in the spirit.
鲁迅与王蒙在精神层面上看似迥异，在本质上却有相通之处。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The ancient Roman poet Terrence declared that in every endeavor, the seemly course for wise men is to try persuasion first.
古罗马诗人泰伦斯宣称，在每一次作出努力时，智者首先采用的适当途径是说服。