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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

      • 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。
      • When such a grossly misinterpreted claim was busted, she went for another by copying or writing large amount of seemly related but really out of context content.
        当这样一个严重的曲解被驳斥后,她又去制造另外的谎言,抄来或者写了大量的看似相关,实则无关的内容。
      • It would not be seemly for me to say ( even if I knew the answer) why the company has chosen me.
        这家公司为什么选我?这个问题似乎不该由我来回答(即便我知道答案也是如此)。
      • People seemly ignore a basic problem: what is the organization style of EPM?
        人们似乎忽略了一个基本的问题:企业项目管理的组织结构是什么?
      • Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
        愚昧人宴乐度日,是不合宜的,何况仆人管辖王子呢。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
        人们认为女性不应该过于自信。
      • It will be more seemly to tell her after the funeral.
        待葬礼过后再告诉她较合适。
      • Seemly, only to combine order and function interface together, make programmable control instrument produce the function.
        只有将仪器程控指令与接口函数有机的结合起来才能使程控仪器发挥功能。