1. Decorous（正式程度最高） -- 强调符合礼仪规范，尤指正式场合 -- 隐含"刻意保持体面"的意味 -- 例：The ambassador maintained a decorous silence during the sensitive negotiations.
2. Decent（使用最广泛） -- 基础层级的得体，符合基本道德标准 -- 常与否定式连用表贬义（如：not decent behavior） -- 例：It's hard to find decent accommodation in this price range. ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)500
【Decorous】 , 【decent】 , 【seemly】 , 【proper】 , 【nice】 apply to persons, their utterances, and their behavior, and mean conforming to an accepted standard of what is right or fitting or is regarded as good form.
Something is 【decorous】 when it is marked by observance of the proprieties; the term usually implies a dignified, sometimes ceremonious, sometimes prim, formality.
Something is 【decent】 (for other sense, see CHASTE) when it keeps within the bounds of what is appropriate or fitting to its kind or class, not only from the points of view of morality or social propriety but also from those of good taste or the exigencies of a situation.
Something is 【seemly】 when it is not only 【decorous】 or 【decent】 , but also pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind of the observer.
Something is 【proper】 when it is exactly what it should be according to accepted ethical or social standards or conventions.
Something is 【nice】 (see also 【NICE】 1 ; CORRECT) when it satisfies a somewhat fastidious taste in behavior, manners, or speech.
