decent

英 [ˈdi:snt]

美 [ˈdisənt]

基本含义：

adj.相当好的；体面的；适当的；正派的

详情解释：

adj.(形容词)

• 像样的
• 正派的
• 体面的，得体的
• 合宜的，适当的
• 穿好了衣服的
• 合乎礼仪的
• 还不错的，尚好的，过得去的
• 亲切的
• 宽容的
• 乐于助人的
• 相当好的

adj.(形容词)

• 相当不错的；像样的 of a good enough standard or quality
• 正派的 honest and fair; treating people with respect
• 适当的，得体的 acceptable to people in a particular situation

1. 像样的;尚好的;过得去的
Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.

e.g. Nearby is a village with a decent pub...
附近的村子里有一家还不错的酒馆。
e.g. He didn't get a decent explanation...
他没有得到一个像样的解释。

decently
The allies say they will treat their prisoners decently...
同盟国称他们将善待战俘。
This year's festival can boast a decently long list of sponsors.
今年该活动节将会拥有相当多的赞助商。

2. 合宜的;得体的;适当的;正当的
Decent is used to describe something which is morally correct or acceptable.

e.g. But, after a decent interval, trade relations began to return to normal...
但是适当地间断一段时间后，贸易关系开始恢复正常。
e.g. She watched his face, as the coffin was lowered into the ground. As soon as it was decent, he plunged through the crowd towards the cars.
棺材慢慢放入墓穴时她一直注视着他的脸。礼仪许可的时间一到，他便挤过人群走向那些车子。

decently
There were at least four hours before he could decently go to the pub...
至少还要过 4 个小时他才能堂而皇之地去酒馆。
And can't you dress more decently—people will think you're a tramp.
你就不能穿得更体面一些吗——别人还以为你是个流浪汉呢。

3. （人）正派的，正直的，规矩的
Decent people are honest and behave in a way that most people approve of.

e.g. The majority of people around here are decent people...
这里的大多数人都很正派。
e.g. The jury will see what a decent guy he is.
陪审团将会认识到他是一个多么正派的人。

4. 做（不想做但）应该做的事
If you say that someone should do the decent thing, you mean that they should do something which they do not really want to do, but which you think they ought to do.

e.g. He should do the decent thing and resign.
他应该识时务地辞职。

1.

1. 像樣的：innodb_additional_pool_size ---- 这个变量并不太影响性能,至少在有像样的(decent)内存分配的操作系统中是这样. 但是仍然需要至少设为20MB(有时候更大),是Innodb分配出来用于处理一些杂事的. 注意:就像你看到的,上面所说的都是全局变量.

2. 得体：因此,第三条道路的政治就是如何在一个发生了巨大社会、经济变革的时代创造一个繁荣、得体(decent)的社会,因为我们的世界充满了变化,变化是我们时代的特征.

词语用法：

adj.(形容词)

• decent的基本意思是“相当不错的，像样的，尚好的”，可修饰具体的东西，也可以修饰抽象的事物，尤用于口语。decent也可用于形容人或人的言语或行为举止，意为“正派的，正经的，高雅的，严肃的，公平的，合乎礼节的”。decent还可用于表示某物、某事对特定场合下的某人“合宜的，得体的，适当的，适度的”。
• 习语do the ～ thing可表示“做人们或社会所期望做的事”，即做人心所向的事，做体面的事，尤指在困难形势下。

相关例句：

There are no decent schools round here.(附近没有什么像样的学校。)

The new CEO is an educated, amiable, and decent man.(新的首席执行官是一位受过良好教育、亲切、正派的人。)

Graduating doesn't even provide any guarantee of a decent job: six in ten graduates today are in non-graduate jobs.(毕业甚至不能保证找到一份体面的工作：如今每10个毕业生中就有6个从事的是不需要大学文凭的工作。)

He didn't get a decent explanation.(他没有得到一个合理的解释。)

He attacked the food as quickly as decent table manners allowed.(他在不失礼的情况下尽快地用了餐。)

That dress isn't decent.(那件连衣裙不够雅观。)

Any halfway decent map will give you that information.(任何一张还算像样的地图都能提供那些信息。)

Don't take many English courses; they won't help you get a decent job.(不要上太多的英语课；这些很难帮你找到一份体面的工作。)

They're trying to show clean, wholesome, decent movies.(他们在努力放纯洁、健康、正派的电影。)

We believe that the law should protect decent law-abiding citizens and their property.(我们相信法律会保护正派守法的公民及其财产。)