1. 1得體地、端莊地(偏正式場合;不是口語裡的「很有禮貌地」那麼寬)

    Decorously means in a decorous way: you sit, speak, wait, or dress so that you look right for a serious or formal moment. She waited decorously means she waited quietly, without making a fuss.

    Decorously means in a decorous waydecorously的意思是「用得體的方式」 you sit, speak, wait, or dress你坐、說話、等待,或穿著打扮 so that you look right for a serious or formal moment讓自己在嚴肅或正式的場合顯得得體 She waited decorously means she waited quietlyShe waited decorously的意思是她安靜地等 without making a fuss沒有大驚小怪

    You meet it in writing more than in speech, often in older stories or careful descriptions of manners.

    You meet it in writing more than in speech你在文章裡比在說話裡更常遇到它 often in older stories常常出現在比較舊的故事裡 or careful descriptions of manners或是講究禮儀的細膩描述裡

    Though actually, it can sound stiff, even a little funny, if you use it for small everyday things. Nobody needs to eat a snack decorously except as a joke. Save it for ceremonies, formal rooms, and moments when someone is trying not to break the mood.

    Though actually不過其實 it can sound stiff它可能聽起來很僵硬 even a little funny甚至有點好笑 if you use it for small everyday things如果你拿來形容日常小事的話 Nobody needs to eat a snack decorously沒有人需要「得體地」吃零食 except as a joke除非是在開玩笑 Save it for ceremonies把這個字留給典禮用 formal rooms正式的場合 and moments when someone is trying not to break the mood以及有人努力不破壞氣氛的時刻

    It is not a warmer word than ; it is narrower. can be kind in the shop. Decorously is with a straight back.

    It is not a warmer word than politely它不是比politely更溫暖的字 it is narrower而是比較窄 Politely can be kind in the shoppolitely可以是在店裡表現得親切 Decorously is politely with a straight backdecorously則是挺直背脊版本的politely

core核心畫面

組成From decorous + -ly.

同家族的字

  • decorousthe adjective this adverb is built from
  • decorumthe proper behaviour you are keeping when you act decorously

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

decorouslyadv/ˈdɛkɹəsli/

  • 1

    In a decorous manner.

    • […] below them, men and women, and boys and girls, sinners all, loitered; sometimes one of the church-members passed and saw them and waved. Then, for the moment that they waved decorously back, they were intimidated.

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