decorously
英
美
adv. 有礼貌地;高雅地
BNC.33966 / COCA.36187
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 符合礼仪的;得体的;庄重的
Decorousbehaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.- They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny.
他们每天都和保姆一起在公园里散步,表现得很有教养。
- They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny.
英英释义
adv
- in a proper and decorous manner
- he pretended to be pleased and applauded decorously
双语例句
- In reply to her mother's command and entreaty that she would behave more decorously, little Pearl paused to gather the prickly burrs from a tall burdock which grew beside the tomb.
听到她母亲又是命令又是恳求地要她放规矩些,小珠儿才不再跳舞,从长在墓旁的一株高大的牛蒡上采集多刺的果实。 - Her ardent sense of propriety fears that Bertha, in bed, might not be costumed decorously enough for the visit of a clerical gentleman.
她那强烈的礼仪感使她担心卧床的伯莎衣饰不整,不适合接待一位圣职人员的来访。
