propriety

/prəˈpraɪəti/📚 14138 71托福雅思
Propriety is the quality of being socially or morally acceptable. 礼仪; 得体

noun [抽象名词]<正式>(行为,道德)正当,得体;<正式>行为规范,礼节(proprieties)

Their sense of social propriety is eroded.
他们的社交礼仪意识淡薄了。

propr(拥有) + iety → 拥有得体的行为 → 礼节; 得体
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Nobody questioned the propriety of her being there alone. 没人认为她只身出现在那里不得体。
China has always been known as a land of propriety and righteousness. 中国从来以礼义之邦著称。