Day17: 经济学人每日一词seemly

seemly

英 [ˈsi:mli] 美 [ˈsimli]

★释义

[adjective] Conforming to accepted notions of propriety or good taste [形容词] 符合公认的得体或品味观念

★解读

Seemly这个词乍一看很容易和seemingly混淆起来，然而这两个词的意思却完全不同。Seemingly要常用得多，是一个副词，表示“表面看来、貌似”的意思；而seemly却是一个形容词（划重点！），表示得体、恰当、合乎礼仪，它的名词形式是seemliness。

★经济学人例句

As ever,the debate among some chefs is whether it is seemly to be so obsessed with winning Michelin stars.一如既往地，一些主厨会争论如此沉迷于赢取米其林星级是否体面。

And while it may not be very seemly, some businessmen believe that appearances count.一些商人认为外表十分重要，尽管这种想法不太上得了台面。

★近义词

decorous,proper,decent