看词语>英语词典>seemly翻译和用法

seemly

英 [ˈsiːmli]

美 [ˈsiːmli]

adj.  合适的; 得体的; 合乎礼仪的

GRE

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。
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。
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。
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。

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.
        1. Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
          人们认为女性不应该过于自信。

      英英释义

      adj

      • according with custom or propriety
        1. her becoming modesty
        2. comely behavior
        3. it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
        4. a decent burial
        5. seemly behavior
        Synonym:becomingcomelycomme il fautdecentdecorous

      双语例句

      • 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。
      • Cried Hester Prynne, who, however inured to such behaviour on the elf-child's part at other seasons, was naturally anxious for a more seemly deportment now.
        海丝特白兰嚷道,她平时尽管已经熟习了这小精灵似的孩子的这种举止,但此时自然巴不得她能表现得更懂规矩些。
      • But, to the advanced ventilation mode& PSV, usual PID algorithm seemly becomes no satisfactory.
        以往的呼吸机只有控制通气方式,使用的是常规的PID算法,收到了满意的效果,但对高性能呼吸机中先进的呼吸方式PSV,常规的PID则显得无能为力了。
      • The enterprise needs a seemly application system to meet the requirements of practice and resolve the conflict in warehouse management.
        他们迫切需要一个满足实际生产环境要求的仓库管理系统,来解决企业仓库管理上存在的矛盾。
      • It isn't seemly to let the baby play with scissors.
        让宝宝玩剪子不太合适。
      • "Narrative inquiry" in education field concerns how to narrate and how to expand education research with seemly mode of narrating.
        教育领域里的叙事研究关注如何叙事,以及如何以恰当的叙事方式展开教育研究。
      • Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
        人们认为女性不应该过于自信。
      • Both the eurozone crisis and that terrible war occurred amid sudden power shifts; they were triggered by seemly trivial events; and they became incredibly complicated.
        欧元区危机和那场可怕的战争都发生在实力平衡突然出现改变的背景之下;它们都是由看似微不足道的事件引发的;最终都变得极其复杂。
      • 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。
      • Even if inflation and devaluation of USD are considered, international oil price in2007 is seemly equivalent to the price during Oil Crisis in the70s at the last century.
        即使考虑到通胀和美元贬值因素,2007年国际油价也已和上世纪70年代石油危机时期的价格不相上下。