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1. Oxford Dictionary

   propriety

   • IPA[prəˈprʌɪəti]

   英式

   • n.
     conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals；the details or rules of behaviour conventionally considered to be correct

   • noun: propriety, plural noun: proprieties

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals he always behaved with the utmost propriety 同義詞 decorum, respectability, decency, correctness, appropriateness, ... 更多good manners, courtesy, politeness, rectitude, civility, modesty, demureness, sobriety, refinement, decorousness, seemliness, becomingness, discretion, gentility, etiquette, breeding, conventionality, orthodoxy, formality, protocol, formalprobity, humorouscouth, archaictenue, etiquette, social conventions, social grace(s), social niceties, one's Ps and Qs, protocol, decorum, standards, civilities, ceremony, formalities, rules of conduct, accepted behaviour, conventionalities, good manners, good form, the done thing, the thing to do, punctilio, attention to detail, archaicconvenance(s)反義詞 impropriety, indecorum
   • ▪ the details or rules of behaviour conventionally considered to be correct she's a great one for the proprieties
   • ▪ the condition of being right, appropriate, or fitting they questioned the propriety of certain investments made by the council 同義詞 correctness, rightness, fitness, suitability, suitableness, ... 更多appropriateness, appropriacy, aptness, morality, ethicality反義詞 impropriety
3. • 更多解釋

   propriety

   • IPA[p(r)əˈprīədē]

   美式

   • n.
     the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals: he always behaved with the utmost propriety

   Oxford American Dictionary