Decorous

(adj.) characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; 'the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme' .

阿尔塔编辑

• Becky did not very likely indulge so much as she used before she entered a decorous family. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• How could one so pure have stooped from her decorous and noble manner of bearing! 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• It was a trial to come down from such motion or such stillness, only guided by her own sweet will, to the even and decorous pace necessary in streets. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• In time, I doubt not, I shall make her uniformly sedate and decorous, without being unaccountably pensive. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• But was it decorous--was it? 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• A glass of fine wine was likewise tasted, with discerning though most decorous relish. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Provided only they are decent, decorous, and neat, it is enough. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Jo couldn't even lose her heart in a decorous manner, but sternly tried to quench her feelings, and failing to do so, led a somewhat agitated life. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• But let me tell you these are not quiet, decorous, English girls you are going to encounter. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• A direct fall from upright to horizontal, which was the end of the other fighting characters, was not an elegant or decorous part for a girl. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

录入:梅林达