1560s, "appropriateness," from Latin decentia "comeliness, decency," from decentem "becoming, fitting" (see decent). Meaning "modesty" (i.e. "appropriateness to standards of society") is from 1630s.
雙語例句
1. Nobody had the decency to inform me of what was planned.
竟然沒有一個人最起碼地通知我一聲計劃了些什么。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His sense of decency forced him to resign.
他顧及顏面，不得不辭了職。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency .
她的舉止顯示她連起碼的禮節(jié)都不懂。
來自《權威詞典》
4. His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.
他的正直感和公平競爭意識使他拒絕了這一提議.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.