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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3681 COCA: 3878

decent

Word family 
de·cent /ˈdiːsənt/ ●●○ S3 adjectiveadj
1  GOOD ENOUGH[usually before noun] of a good enough standard or quality 可接受的，相當好的，像樣的
a decent salary
不錯的工資待遇
Don’t you have a decent jacket?
你就沒有一件像樣的外套嗎？
a house with a decent-sized yard
院子還算大的房子
Their in-flight magazine is halfway decent (=quite good).
他們的航班雜志還算可以。
► see thesaurus at satisfactory
2  following moral standards that are acceptable to society 正派的，規矩的 → decency
decent citizens/people/folk etc
The majority of residents here are decent citizens.
這裏的大部分居民都是正派的市民。
a decent burial
得體的葬禮
Paul visited the local bars more frequently than was decent for a senior lecturer.
保羅過於頻繁地光顧當地酒吧，不太合乎高級講師的身份。
The chairman did the decent thing (=did what people thought he ought to) and resigned.
主席體面地辭去了職務。
3  GOOD/MORAL[usually before noun] treating people in a fair and kind way 寬容的，和氣的
I decided her father was a decent guy after all.
我認爲她父親畢竟是個好人。
It was decent of you to show up today.
你今天來了可真好。
4  WEAR CLOTHESwearing enough clothes so that you do not show too much of your body – used humorously 穿好衣服的，雅觀的〔幽默用法〕
Are you decent? Can I come in?
你穿好了嗎？我能進來了嗎？
—decently adverbadv
Examples from the Corpus
decent• Don't come in - I'm not decent!• And it took you all your time to get them decent again with a wet rag.• He was wearing a decent black cloth lounge suit, and had no intentions of changing his mode of attire.• Come to think of it, he'd seemed rather a decent chap, some one it might be worth getting to know.• Decent citizens have nothing to fear from the police.• I want to provide my boys with a decent education.• Perhaps Jack wanted to do something decent, for a change.• The coach was a pretty decent guy.• a decent, honest, hard-working woman• Carr and the Celtics have done a decent job the past 48 hours, maximizing the suspense surrounding their new lineup.• Decent members of the public will be outraged by this decision.• I need to get a decent night's sleep.• It's very decent of you to be so pleased for me -- I know how much you wanted to win this competition.• You would think that with all the money I make, I could at least have a decent place to sleep.• There isn't one decent restaurant around here.• Did you get decent seats for the game?• The Trojans brought the ball up but could not get off a decent shot.• For expatriates with offshore accounts, this represents a decent tax-free return on an investment that carries no risk to capital.• He is 25-10-2 in three seasons, with what many would call decent wins, if not big ones.• Decent working people are frustrated at the level of crime in the cities.
halfway decent• Discs viable, a second halfway decent act was required.• And you need to be halfway decent and honest and real.• This is really halfway decent coffee.• Reading about that stuff, downing really halfway decent coffee.
decent citizens/people/folk etc• He comes when nobody's lookin' and poisons decent people.• You ain't fit to live with decent people.• There's two methods of policing, one for the decent people and one for the trouble-makers.• I had seen otherwise perfectly decent people in Delhi abusing their servants as if they were pets.• Evidently, there are some very decent people out there.• But most contractors are decent people who like working with their hands, working for themselves.• Most of them were decent people with horrible jobs.
It was decent of• She was lonely, and it was decent of the Nawab to have called on her.
Origin decent
(1500-1600) French décent, from Latin decens, the present participle of decere “to be suitable”
de·cent adjectiveadj
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Corpus
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3681 COCA: 3878
decent

adjective¹

 1good/acceptable相當好；可接受VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, look體面；看上去像樣◇The bar looked decent enough.這家酒館看上去還像樣。ADVERB➤really, very非常像樣；很體面▸➤perfectly非常體面▸➤fairly, half, halfway, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively相當體面；非常體面；還算體面；較為體面◇We had trouble finding a hotel that was halfway decent.我們費了很大勁兒才找到一家還過得去的旅館。➤enough夠體面PREPOSITION➤to對⋯不錯◇My uncle has been pretty decent to me.叔叔一直對我不錯。
decent

adjective²

 2honest/respectable誠實；讓人尊敬VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBS➤be為人正派ADVERB➤very很正派➤really十分正派▸➤perfectly, thoroughly十分正派；完全正派PHRASES➤do the decent thing做人心所向的事◇I think he should do the decent thing and resign.我認為他應該順應民意主動辭職。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3681 COCA: 3878
decent adj.
⇨ decent (a decent meal) ⇨ respectable (decent people) ⇨ right 2 (do the decent thing) decent

adjective

  ➡ See also the entry for adequate 另見adequate條decent ♦︎ solid ♦︎ respectable ♦︎ soundThese words all describe sth that is of a good enough standard or quality. 這些詞均表示事物良好的、不錯的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a decent / solid / respectable / sound performance◆a decent / solid / respectable result◆pretty decent / solid / sound◆perfectly decent / respectable / sound◆decent / respectable / sound enough■ decent ˈdiːsnt (rather informal, especially spoken) of a good enough standard or quality 像樣的；相當不錯的；挺好的◆He looks as if he could do with a decent meal.他看上去好像想要好好吃一頓。◆I need a decent night's sleep.我需要好好睡上一宿。◆This place looks decent enough－let's stay here.這地方看起來還不錯，咱們就住這兒吧。▸ decently

adverb

◆The car is decently sized and cheap to run.這輛汽車大小適中，而且跑起來省油。■ solid [usually before noun] (especially business 尤用於商業) good and steady, but not always excellent or special 相當好的，表現穩定的（但不一定出色或獨特）◆2006 was a year of solid achievement.2006年是成就頗豐的一年。◆He's a good, solid player.他是個挺有實力的運動員。◆Trade remained solid throughout the year.全年的貿易情況保持良好。ⓘ Solid is used especially to talk about how a person or company performs or achieves over a period of time. * solid尤用於形容個人或公司在一段時間内的表現或成績。■ respectable fairly good; not giving you any reason to feel ashamed 相當好的；不丢面子的◆It was a perfectly respectable result.這是個非常好的結果。◆Economic growth has averaged at a respectable 2.5 per cent.經濟增長率平均爲2.5%，相當不錯。ⓘ Respectable is used especially to talk about sb/sth's performance in a game, competition or entertainment, or in business. * respectable尤用於形容某人或某事物在比賽、競爭、表演或生意中的表現。▸ respectably

adverb

◆The candidate did respectably rather than brilliantly.該候選人表現得相當不錯，但說不上傑出。■ sound good and accurate, but not excellent 不錯的，紮實的（但說不上出色）◆This was another sound performance by the team.這是該隊又一次挺不錯的表現。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3681 COCA: 3878
decent
Extremely good or of a high quality: excellent, exceptional, high-grade...
Satisfactory and good enough: satisfactory, adequate, fine...
Words used to describe honest and sincere people and behaviour: honest, sincere, fine...
Fair and reasonable: fair, reasonable, natural...
Morally good or correct: moral, correct, right...
Dressed and wearing clothes of a particular type: arrayed in something, attired, bespectacled...

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