Seemly means suitable for that moment and that company — what accepted manners would allow. Loud jokes at a funeral are not seemly; a short dress might not feel seemly at a formal ceremony.

Seemly means suitable for that moment and that companySeemly的意思是適合那個場合和那些人 — what accepted manners would allow也就是被接受的禮儀會允許的樣子。Loud jokes at a funeral are not seemly在葬禮上大聲開玩笑不seemly； a short dress might not feel seemly at a formal ceremony正式典禮上穿短裙可能也讓人覺得不seemly。

It is quite old-fashioned and formal.

It is quite old-fashioned and formal它相當老派，也很正式。

Younger people almost never say it in daily talk; you are more likely to meet it in books, or in the living opposite unseemly (too loud, too sexual, too rude for the occasion). It is about behaviour and taste, not about whether something looks true.

Younger people almost never say it in daily talk年輕人幾乎不會在日常對話裡說這個字； you are more likely to meet it in books你比較會在書裡遇到它， or in the living opposite unseemly (too loud, too sexual, too rude for the occasion)或遇到它意思相反的unseemly（太吵、太性感、對那個場合來說太粗魯）。It is about behaviour and taste它講的是行為和品味， not about whether something looks true不是關於某件事看起來是不是真的。

Though actually, it is built like seem + -ly, but it does not mean “in a seeming way.” That meaning belongs to seemingly. Seemly came into English from Old Norse, in the sense of what befits you, what is fitting.

Though actually不過其實， it is built like seem + -ly它的構造像seem加上-ly， but it does not mean "in a seeming way."但它的意思不是『用一種看似的方式』。That meaning belongs to seemingly那個意思屬於seemingly。Seemly came into English from Old NorseSeemly是從古諾斯語進入英文的， in the sense of what befits you, what is fitting原本的意思是適合你的、恰當的東西。