游仙境云山雾罩 览胜景云雾缭绕 2020杭州师范大学翻译硕士MTI英译汉真题解析
真不知道该起个啥名了……
也不知道该说点啥好了……
实在不行叫个 杭州师大是大大，翻硕真题好怕怕……
余生不解师大迷，只此一次师大题。
杭师大的老师不知道从哪选的题，难，很难，难得都无法形容，CATTI一级笔译
的难度也差不多，就算没有一笔的难度，里面也是有知识背景的……
怎么说呢？
一道英译汉的题，分了三段，貌似是一个整体，可是谁跟谁都不搭调；
一段里面的句子，好像谁跟谁都不搭调，好像是拼凑起来的，又好像是老师给我
们开的玩笑……
文章里面有很多生词，就算每个词的意思都知道，茶壶也不一定能够把饺子全倒
出来；就算能倒出来，汉语没有老狗级的水平，估计倒出来的也不是饺子，是片
汤；就算是老狗汉语，翻译出来的小狗句子，也是也是上句不接下句，驴唇不对
马嘴；倒得让人真是怀疑自己是不是翻译对了，是不是在做翻译题，老师为什么
要拿这么难的题出来考，或者是不是老师手上正在做的项目，或者……
总之，倒得要怀疑能力，怀疑考试，怀疑翻硕，怀疑人生……
最后，再起个题目就叫
游仙境云山雾罩，览胜景云雾缭绕
各位看官，千万不要被吓退，正戏开始了！
第一段：
It is a familiar example of irony1 in the degradation2 of words that "what a man is worth" has come to mean3 how much money he possesses4; but there seems a deeper and more melancholy5 irony in the shrunken6 meaning that popular or polite speech assigns7 to "morality"8 and "morals9." The poor part these words are made to play recalls the fate of those pagan divinities who, after being understood to rule the powers of the air and the destinies of men, came down to the level of insignificant10 demons, or were even made a farcical11 show for the amusement of the multitude12.
译注：
1 irony 反语;冷嘲
2 degradation N-VAR 丢脸;（尤指）落泊,堕落
3 come to mean 是成语,有 imply, suggest之意，即意味，意味着：has come to mean = 已经意味着。
Our friendship came to mean more and more to me as time passed.
随着时间的推移我们的友谊对我已经有越来越重要...
4 possess VERB 占有；拥有
5 melancholy [ˈmelənkəli] 使人忧郁的;令人忧伤的
6 shrunken [ˈʃrʌŋkən] 缩小的;皱缩的;干瘪的
7assign [əˈsaɪn] 分配;配给
8 morality [məˈræləti] 道德；道义;伦理
9 moral [ˈmɒrəl] 道德（规范）;品德;品行
11 insignificant [ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt] 不重要的;无足轻重的
12 farcical [ˈfɑ: sɪkl] 胡闹的;滑稽的;荒诞的
13 multitude [ˈmʌltɪtju: d] 民众；大众；群众
Bleuciel1 蓝天英语译文：
有人说，一个人价值几何，就看他有多少钱。这种贬损的说法连讽带刺儿，屡见不鲜。但是，当这些流行礼貌的话语意思缩小，单指道德和品行的话，其讽刺意味更深刻、更让人郁闷。这些话语被赋予的功能悲惨，让人想起了那些异教神徒的命运。在理解了他们要去统治天空的力量和人类命运后，他们就被贬为了微不足道的魔鬼，被迫上演着娱乐大众的闹剧。
异教神徒的命运：异教徒是些什么东东？他们有着什么样的命运？他们为什么要被说明去统治天空的力量和人类的命运？他们怎么被贬为魔鬼的？上演的闹剧又是什么？
这些都需要一定的背景知识。
第二段：
Talking to Melissa（梅丽莎）in a time of1 commercial trouble2, I found her disposed3 to speak pathetically4 of the disgrace5 which had fallen on Sir Gavial Mantrap（盖威尔·曼特普）, because of his conduct6 in relation to the Eocene Mines, and to other companies ingeniously7 devised8 by him for the punishment of ignorance in people of small means9: a disgrace by which the poor titled gentleman was actually reduced10 to live in comparative11 obscurity12 on his wife's settlement13 of one or two hundred thousand in the consols.
译注：
1 In a time of: “在．．．．这段时间”
2 Commercial trouble: 商业危机
3 disposed: 乐意的;愿意的
4 pathetically[pə՝θetikəli] 可怜的
5 disgrace: 丢脸;耻辱;不光彩
6 conduct [kənˈdʌkt , ˈkɒndʌkt] 行为;举止
7 ingeniously [ɪnˈdʒi: niəsli] 巧妙的;制作精巧的;新颖独特的
8 devised [dɪˈvaɪzd] 设计;发明;策划;想出
9 means 除了有“方法，手段”的意思之外，还有“财富，自立，收入”的意思。所以，a man/woman of means在口语中表示“富人”， a man/woman of means则表示“经济困难的人”。
例如：Only a ma n of means could afford such a big house.
只有富人才买得起这样的大宅第。
She wished to exhibit Jessica, who was gaining in maturity and beauty, and whom she hoped to marry to a man of means.
她想借此机会炫耀一下已经出落得美丽多姿的女儿杰西卡，她希望杰西卡能嫁一个富人。
He was a man of small means. 他是一个收入微薄的人。
10 reduce 使沦为，使陷入（不好的境地）
11 comparative 相比较的
12 obscurity[əbˈskjʊərəti] 无名；默默无闻
13 settlement (争议双方的)正式协议，和解
Bleuciel1 蓝天英语译文：
在商业危机的这段时间里，我和梅丽莎谈话时发现，她很愿意以一种怜悯的口吻说起让盖威尔·曼特普先生蒙羞的过往。因为他的行为与始新世矿山（Eocene Mines）和一些其它公司有关。这些公司由他巧妙地设计，为的就是惩罚穷人的无知。这是一种耻辱，这位头衔贫寒的绅士在与妻子合解了十万到二十万的公债后，过上了无人问津的生活。
第一段谈人的价值，第二段怎么又出现了商业危机？梅丽莎和曼特普是何许人也？曼特普如何巧妙设计了一个公司？为什么要惩罚人的无知？后面合解的公债又是什么东东？
恐怕这是某本书的一小段或者是几句话。
第三段：
"Surely your pity is misapplied1," said I, rather dubiously2, for I like the comfort of trusting that a correct moral judgment is the strong point in woman (seeing that she has a majority of about a million in our islands), and I imagined that Melissa might have some unexpressed grounds for her opinion. "I should have thought you would rather be sorry for Mantrap's victims--the widows3, spinsters4, and hard-working fathers whom his unscrupulous5 haste to make himself rich has cheated of all their savings, while he is eating well, lying softly, and after impudently6 justifying7 himself before the public, is perhaps joining in the General Confession8 with a sense that he is an acceptable object9 in the sight of God, though decent10 men refuse to meet him."
1 misapply 误用;滥用
2 dubiously 可疑的;靠不住的;暧昧的
3 widow寡妇;遗孀
4 spinster (老)处女;未婚中年(或老年)女子
5 unscrupulous 不诚实的；不道德的；无道德原则的
6 impudently 放肆的;无礼的
7 justify 证明（决定、行为或想法）正当；表明…必要
8 General Confession总忏悔(教区全体会众的共同忏悔，尤指共同祈祷的一部分)
9 object 目的；目标；宗旨
10 decent像样的;尚好的;过得去的
Bleuciel1 蓝天英语译文：
你的怜悯之情肯定是被误解了，”我有点怀疑地说，因为我喜欢相信正确的道德判断是女人的优点（因为她在我们岛上拥有大约100万的多数席位），这让我感到安慰，我想梅丽莎的观点可能有未表达的理由。“我本以为你宁愿为曼特拉普的受害者感到抱歉——那些寡妇、老处女和辛勤工作的父亲们。这些父亲们毫无顾忌地急于致富，结果被骗光所有的积蓄，而他吃好的，躺软床，在公众面前厚颜无耻地为自己辩护后，也许是带着一种在上帝的眼中他是一个可以被接纳的目标的感觉，加入了总忏悔，尽管正派人拒绝与他见面。“
我们岛上拥有大约100万的多数席位：我们岛？什么岛？蓬莱仙岛吗？怎么又出现了席位？梅丽莎的观点？什么观点？在公众面前厚颜无耻地为自己辩护？为什么要辩护？辩护都说了些什么内容？为什么有一种被上帝接纳的感觉？为什么正派人拒绝与他见面？
这些问题不读上下文是很难理解的。
也希望有知道上下文的同学给个答案，一解题迷。
下面是词汇的拓展内容，如果想学习，可以下滑观看，否则请忽略。
第一段中词汇学习：（包括全部释义和同义词辨析）
1 irony 反语;冷嘲
(1) Irony is a subtle form of humour which involves saying things that you do not mean.
They find only irony in the narrator's concern...
他们发现叙述者只是一味地嘲讽。
Sinclair examined the closed, clever face for any hint of irony, but found none.
辛克莱审视着那张不动声色的精明的脸庞，试图寻找任何冷嘲的迹象,但是却什么都没发现。
(2) N-VAR 有讽刺意味的情形;令人啼笑皆非之处
If you talk about the irony of a situation, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.
The irony is that many officials in Washington agree in private that their policy is inconsistent...
具有讽刺意味的是,华盛顿的很多官员都私下里承认他们的政策前后不一致。
Opposition parties lost no time in stressing the irony of his return to power after being rejected by voters in November.
他 11 月份遭选民否决后又重新上台，反对党马上对这一讽刺性现象大做文章。
同义词辨析
sarcasm, irony, satire【词义：讽刺】
sarcasm n. 讽刺，挖苦
〔辨析〕指以口头或书面的方式说出的与实际意思相反的话语，表示对他人尖刻的挖苦、蔑视或恼怒。
〔例证〕'Good of you to arrive on time,' Jim said, with heavy sarcasm.
“你到得真准时呀。”吉姆说道，话语里带着强烈的讽刺。
He always spoke with a trace of sarcasm.
他说话总是带着一丝挖苦的味道。
irony n. 冷嘲，讽刺，反语
〔辨析〕主要指表面的话语和实际的意思相反，常具有幽默或逗乐的作用。
〔例证〕She spoke to him with irony in her voice.
她语气嘲讽地对他说话。
Her writing contains a hint of irony.
她的作品带有一丝嘲讽意味。
satire n. 讽刺，讥讽
〔辨析〕多指以幽默方式对势利、愚蠢、罪恶等世态所作的嘲讽。
〔例证〕Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.
讽刺往往是一种对不公正进行抗议的形式。
His works are characterized by humour and biting satire.
他的作品以幽默和尖锐的讽刺为特色。
2 degradation N-VAR 丢脸;（尤指）落泊,堕落
(1) You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality.
They were sickened by the scenes of misery and degradation they found...
目睹困苦、潦倒的景象，他们感到心里极不舒服。
She described the degradations she had been forced to suffer.
她描述了自己被迫经受的屈辱。
(2)N-UNCOUNT 恶化;变糟;衰退
Degradation is the process of something becoming worse or weaker, or being made worse or weaker.
I feel this signals the degradation of American culture.
我觉得这标志了美国文化的没落。
(3) N-UNCOUNT (土地或环境的)退化
The degradation of land or of the environment is the process of its becoming damaged and poorer, for example because of the effects of pollution, industry, and modern agricultural methods.
There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.
在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
...the accelerating degradation of our planet's natural environment.
地球上自然环境的加速退化
(4) N-UNCOUNT 降解
In science, the degradation of a substance is the process of its breaking down into its separate parts or elements.
...the degradation of salicylic acid in plants.
植物中水杨酸的降解
“一个人的价值”现在已经用来指他拥有多少金钱，这是一个很熟悉的讽刺词汇堕落的例子;但是，在通俗或礼貌用语赋予“道德”和“道德”的缩水意义中，似乎有一种更深刻、更忧郁的讽刺意味。这些词所扮演的可怜角色让人想起那些异教神灵的命运，他们在被理解为统治着空中的力量和人类的命运之后，降到了微不足道的恶魔的水平，甚至被制作成一出闹剧，供大众娱乐。
3 come to mean 是成语,有 imply, suggest之意，即意味，意味着：has come to mean = 已经意味着。
Our friendship came to mean more and more to me as time passed.
随着时间的推移我们的友谊对我已经有越来越重要...
4 possess VERB 占有；拥有
(1) If you possess something, you have it or own it.
He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon...
他随后被逮捕，并被控拥有攻击性武器。
He is said to possess a fortune of more than two-and-a-half-thousand million dollars.
据说他拥有超出25亿美元的财富。
(2) VERB 具备，具有（特定品质、才能等）
If someone or something possesses a particular quality, ability, or feature, they have it.
...individuals who are deemed to possess the qualities of sense, loyalty and discretion...
被认为具备了理性、忠诚和判断力的人
This figure has long been held to possess miraculous power.
这个数字长时间以来都被认为拥有神奇的力量。
(3) VERB （情感或信仰）影响，控制
If a feeling or belief possesses you, it strongly influences your thinking or behaviour.
Absolute terror possessed her...
她恐惧到了极点。
Tsvetayeva was possessed by a frenzied urge to get out of Moscow.
茨维塔耶娃内心有一种想要离开莫斯科的狂热冲动。
PHRASE （表示惊讶）是什么驱使…（干…），是什么促使…（做…）
If you ask what possessed someone to do something, you are emphasizing your great surprise that they have done something which you consider foolish or dangerous.
What on earth had possessed her to agree to marry him?
究竟是什么让她同意嫁给他的？
同义词辨析
Have, enjoy, hold, own, possess【词义：有】
have v. 〈尤英〉有，拥有
〔辨析〕又作 have got, 指拥有某物并可随时使用，作此义解时，通常用于口语；也指具有某种外表、特性、特征等或包括某物在内。
〔例证〕He has brown eyes. 他眼睛是棕色的。
He has a house in the country. 他在乡下有一所房子。
The bottle still has beer in it. 瓶子里还有啤酒。
The masses have boundless creative power. 群众有无限的创造力。
enjoy v. 〈正式〉拥有，享有
〔辨析〕通常指享有声誉、权利、利益等好的东西。
〔例证〕We all enjoy free medical care. 我们都享有公费医疗。
The people there enjoy extensive democracy and freedom.
那里的人们享有广泛的民主和自由。
hold v. 拥有，持有
〔辨析〕指拥有某些财产或头衔，也可表示心中怀有某种看法。
〔例证〕He held most of the shares in the business.
他持有这家企业的大部分股份。
Who was the last Briton to hold the title?
最后一名拥有该称号的英国人是谁？
They still hold that view on the matter.
关于此事，他们依然持那种看法。
own v. 拥有
〔辨析〕指具有所有权，尤指因购买、接受赠予等而合法地拥有。
〔例证〕He owns this house. 他拥有这所房子。
Who owns this tree? 这棵树归谁所有？
possess v. 〈正式〉拥有，具有
〔辨析〕通常指拥有某种好的品质、能力等，也指持有某物。
〔例证〕Rose is a woman who possesses rare intelligence.
罗丝是一个拥有非凡智慧的女人。
We need young people who possess good qualities.
我们需要品质优秀的年轻人。
He was found guilty of possessing heroin.
他私藏海洛因的罪名成立。
5 melancholy [ˈmelənkəli]
(1) ADJ-GRADED 使人忧郁的;令人忧伤的
You describe something that you see or hear as melancholy when it gives you an intense feeling of sadness.
...a painter of haunting melancholy canvases...
一位画作中饱含挥之不去的忧伤情绪的画家
The only sounds were the distant, melancholy cries of the sheep...
只听得见远处羊群的哀鸣。
The songs start soft and melancholy.
歌声轻柔而忧伤地响起。
(2) N-UNCOUNT (习惯性或气质上的)忧郁，忧伤
Melancholy is an intense feeling of sadness which lasts for a long time and which strongly affects your behaviour and attitudes.
I was deeply aware of his melancholy as he stood among the mourners...
当他站在致哀的人群中时，我深深地体会到了他的忧伤。
The general watched the process with an air of melancholy.
将军神情忧郁地望着队列经过。
(3) ADJ-GRADED 忧郁的;悲伤的
If someone feels or looks melancholy, they feel or look very sad.
It was in these hours of the late afternoon that Tom Mulligan felt most melancholy...
傍晚这几个小时里，汤姆·马利根最为抑郁。
He fixed me with those luminous, empty eyes and his melancholy smile.
他笑容忧郁地凝视着我，闪亮的眼睛里空无一物。
5 shrunken [ˈʃrʌŋkən]
DJ-GRADED 缩小的;皱缩的;干瘪的
Someone or something that is shrunken has become smaller than they used to be.
She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic...
她现在看上去瘦小而干瘪，很可怜。
His shrunken thighs were barely strong enough to support the weight of his body.
他干瘪的大腿几乎不足以支撑他身体的重量。
7assign [əˈsaɪn]
(1) VERB 分派（工作）；布置（作业）
If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
When I taught, I would assign a topic to children which they would write about...
我教课时会给孩子们布置一个题目，让他们就这个题目写点东西。
Later in the year, she'll assign them research papers...
今年晚些时候，她将给他们指定研究论文。
When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it.
当老师布置家庭作业的时候，学生们通常觉得做作业是分内之事。
(2) VERB 分配;配给
If you assign something to someone, you say that it is for their use.
The selling broker is then required to assign a portion of the commission to the buyer broker...
卖方经纪人须随后将部分佣金分给买方经纪人。
He assigned her all his land in Ireland.
他把自己在爱尔兰的所有土地都转给了她。
(3) VERB 委派;派往;指派
If someone is assigned to a particular place, group, or person, they are sent there, usually in order to work at that place or for that person.
I was assigned to Troop A of the 10th Cavalry...
我被派往第10骑兵队的A连。
Did you choose Russia or were you simply assigned there?...
你是自己选择去的俄罗斯还是就是被派到那里的？
Each of us was assigned a minder, someone who looked after us.
我们每个人都被派了一个看护人来照顾我们。
(4) VERB 赋予，给予（功能或价值）
If you assign a particular function or value to someone or something, you say they have it.
Under Mr. Harel's system, each business must assign a value to each job...
根据哈雷尔先生的体系，每个企业必须赋予每份工作一定的价值。
Assign the letters of the alphabet their numerical values — A equals 1, B equals 2, etc.
给字母表里的每个字母赋予相应的数值——A等于1，B等于2，等等。
8 morality [məˈræləti]
(1) N-UNCOUNTABLE 道德；道义;伦理
Morality is the belief that some behaviour is right and acceptable and that other behaviour is wrong.
...standards of morality and justice in society. 社会道德和正义的标准
...an effort to preserve traditional morality. 维护传统道德的努力
(2) N-COUNT 道义准则;道德规范;伦理学
A morality is a system of principles and values concerning people's behaviour, which is generally accepted by a society or by a particular group of people.
...a morality that is sexist. 存在性别歧视的道德规范
...communities and their shared moralities. 社区和其共同的道义准则
(3) N-UNCOUNT 道德性；道德
The morality of something is how right or acceptable it is.
...the arguments about the morality of blood sports.
有关猎杀动物行为是否道德的争论
9 moral [ˈmɒrəl]
(1)N-PLURAL 道德（规范）;品德;品行
Morals are principles and beliefs concerning right and wrong behaviour.
...Western ideas and morals... 西方的思想和道德规范
They have no morals. 他们没有一点品行。
(2) ADJ 道德上的;道义上的
Moral means relating to beliefs about what is right or wrong.
She describes her own moral dilemma in making the film.
她讲述了拍摄这部电影过程中她在道义上所面临的两难选择。
...matters of church doctrine and moral teaching.
教会教义和道德教化的事情
...the moral issues involved in 'playing God'. 《洛城疑云》中涉及的道德问题
(3) ADJ （勇气或职责）道义上的;基于道德规范的
Moral courage or duty is based on what you believe is right or acceptable, rather than on what the law says should be done.
The Government had a moral, if not a legal duty to pay compensation.
政府即使没有法律责任，在道义上也有责任来赔偿。
...his moral courage and sane defence of his philosophy.
他的道德勇气和对自己观点明智的辩护
(4) ADJ-GRADED 有道德的;品行端正的
A moral person behaves in a way that is believed by most people to be good and right.
The people who will be on the committee are moral, cultured, competent people.
进入委员会的人要品行端正，有文化，有能力。
(5) ADJ (支持)道义上的，精神上的
If you give someone moral support, you encourage them in what they are doing by expressing approval.
Moral as well as financial support was what the West should provide.
西方国家应该提供道义支持和经济援助。
(6) N-COUNT (由故事、事件引出的)道德训诫，寓意
The moral of a story or event is what you learn from it about how you should or should not behave.
I think the moral of the story is let the buyer beware...
我想这个故事的寓意是提醒购物者当心。
The moral is that, once cooked, they look the same and taste every bit as good.
由此可知，烹饪后，它们的味道和品相都别无二致。
11 insignificant [ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt]
ADJ-GRADED 不重要的;无足轻重的
Something that is insignificant is unimportant, especially because it is very small.
In 1949 Bonn was a small, insignificant city.
1949 年时波恩还是个无足轻重的小城市。
12 farcical [ˈfɑ: sɪkl]
ADJ-GRADED 胡闹的;滑稽的;荒诞的
If you describe a situation or event as farcical, you mean that it is so silly or extreme that you are unable to take it seriously.
...a farcical nine months' jail sentence imposed yesterday on a killer.
昨天判处一个杀人犯 9 个月监禁的荒唐判决
13 multitude [ˈmʌltɪtju: d]
(1) QUANT 许多;大量;大批;大群
A multitude of things or people is a very large number of them.
There are a multitude of small quiet roads to cycle along...
有很多可以骑车的宁静小路。
Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.
毒瘾会带来许多其他问题。
(2) N-COUNT 一大群人;人群
You can refer to a very large number of people as a multitude .
...surrounded by a noisy multitude.
被喧闹的人群围着
...the multitudes that throng around the Pope.
围在主教周围的人群
(3) N-COUNT-COLL 民众；大众；群众
You can refer to the great majority of people in a particular country or situation as the multitude or the multitudes .
The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude...
向大众隐瞒了骇人听闻的真相。
It is our task to convince the multitudes that we are pursuing a lawful hobby in a lawful way.
我们的任务是要让民众相信，我们是在用合法的方式来从事一种合法的爱好。
第二段中词汇学习：
1 In a time of: “在．．．．这段时间”
2 Commercial trouble: 商业危机
3 disposed:
(1) ADJ-GRADED 乐意的;愿意的
If you are disposed to do something, you are willing or eager to do it.
We passed one or two dwellings, but were not disposed to stop...
我们路过了一两个歇脚处，但却无意驻足。
I might have been disposed to like him in other circumstances...
若是处于另一番情形的话，我可能会倾心于他。
He is then more generously disposed to admit the validity of opposing views.
他那时更愿意大度地承认反方观点的正确性。
(2) ADJ-GRADED （态度、看法）有…倾向的
You can use disposed when you are talking about someone's general attitude or opinion. For example, if you are well or favourably disposed to someone or something, you like them or approve of them.
I saw that the publishers were well disposed towards my book...
我看出出版商对我的书颇有好感。
Every government is ill-disposed to the press, all or some of the time...
历届政府一直以来——或者说某些时候——都对新闻界冷面相待。
I think they want kids to be favorably disposed to this company and see them in a more positive light.
我觉得他们是想让孩子们认可这种陪伴，并且对他们能够正眼相看。
(3) ADJ 以…形式排列的
If things are disposed in a particular way, they are arranged in that way.
Anyone seeking to paint 18th-century rooms needs to be familiar with the way colour was disposed within a room.
任何人想要对 18 世纪的房间进行粉刷，都需要熟悉房间内色彩的布局。
4 pathetically[pə՝θetikəli] 可怜的
5 disgrace:
(1) N-UNCOUNT 丢脸;耻辱;不光彩
If you say that someone is in disgrace, you are emphasizing that other people disapprove of them and do not respect them because of something that they have done.
His vice president also had to resign in disgrace...
他的副总统也被迫不光彩地辞去职务。
She has brought disgrace upon womankind.
她的行为让女性蒙羞。
(2) N-SING 丢脸的事;不名誉的事
If you say that something is a disgrace, you are emphasizing that it is very bad or wrong, and that you find it completely unacceptable.
The way the sales were handled was a complete disgrace...
这种销售手段为人所不齿。
The national airline is a disgrace.
国家航空公司真可耻。
(3) N-SING 让人蒙羞的人
You say that someone is a disgrace to someone else when you want to emphasize that their behaviour causes the other person to feel ashamed.
Republican leaders called him a disgrace to the party...
共和党领导人称他是全党的耻辱。
What went on was a scandal. It was a disgrace to Britain.
发生的一切是个丑闻，是给英国抹黑。
(4) VERB 使丢脸;使受辱
If you say that someone disgraces someone else, you are emphasizing that their behaviour causes the other person to feel ashamed.
I have disgraced my family's name...
我让家人蒙羞。
I've disgraced myself by the actions I've taken.
我的行为让我颜面尽失。
6 conduct [kənˈdʌkt , ˈkɒndʌkt]
(1) VERB 进行;组织;实施
When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
I decided to conduct an experiment...
我决定进行一次实验。
He said they were conducting a campaign against democrats across the country...
他说他们正在全国开展反对民主党人的运动。
The council conducted a survey of the uses to which farm buildings are put.
地方议会对农场建筑的使用情况进行了一次调查。
(2)N-SING (任务或活动的)组织方式，实施办法
The conduct of a task or activity is the way in which it is organized and carried out.
Also up for discussion will be the conduct of free and fair elections...
同样提出来进行讨论的还有如何进行自由公正的选举。
The Conservative Party did not in the main disagree with Bevin's conduct of foreign policy.
保守党大体上不反对贝文的外交施政方式。
(3) VERB 表现;举止
If you conduct yourself in a particular way, you behave in that way.
The way he conducts himself reflects on the party and will increase criticisms against him...
他个人的行事方式给该党招来非议，也会招致更多对他个人的批评。
Most people believe they conduct their private and public lives in accordance with Christian morality.
大多数人认为他们是依照基督教的道德体系来处理自己的私生活和公共事务的。
(4) N-UNCOUNT 行为;举止
Someone's conduct is the way they behave in particular situations.
For Europeans, the law is a statement of basic principles of civilised conduct...
对于欧洲人来说，法律是对基本文明行为准则的表述。
He has trouble understanding that other people judge him by his conduct.
别人通过他的行为举止对他进行评判，这一点他很难理解。
(5)VERB 指挥(管弦乐队或合唱团)
When someone conducts an orchestra or choir, they stand in front of it and direct its performance.
Dennis had recently begun a successful career conducting opera in Europe...
丹尼斯最近开始在欧洲担任歌剧指挥，事业发展得很成功。
Solti will continue to conduct here and abroad...
索尔蒂将继续在国内外担任指挥。
At the Curtis Institute he studied conducting with Fritz Reiner.
在柯蒂斯学院，他师从弗里茨·赖纳学习指挥。
(6) VERB 传导(热或电)
If something conducts heat or electricity, it allows heat or electricity to pass through it or along it.
Water conducts heat faster than air. 水的导热速度比空气快。
(7) VERB 陪伴;引导;带领
If you conduct someone to a place, you go there with them.
He asked if he might conduct us to the ball which was to bring the proceedings to an end.
他问是否可以带我们去舞会现场，整个仪式将在那儿结束。
同义词辨析
Behaviour, action, air, bearing, conduct, manner【词义：行为，态度】
(1) action n. 行动；行为
〔辨析〕指具体的或抽象的行为过程或所做之事。
〔例证〕It is a man's actions that matter, not his words.
要看一个人的行为而不是他的言辞。
She was sorry for her actions.
她为自己的行为感到歉疚。
(2) air n. 神态；风度
〔辨析〕作此义解时通常要加冠词，指一个人表现出来的风度、气派、面貌。
〔例证〕a cheerful air 快活的神情
the air of a critic 批评家的风度
The candidate looked at his supporters with a determined air.
这位候选人看着他的支持者们，神态坚定果断。
(3) bearing n. 举止，风度
〔辨析〕尤指能够体现出性格特点的行为举止，如站立、行走的姿态等。
〔例证〕a military/proud bearing 军人的举止/傲慢的态度
The new CEO has a distinguished bearing. 新来的首席执行官气度不凡。
She later wrote warmly of his bearing and behaviour.
后来她以饱含热情的笔触写到了他的举止和行为。
(4) conduct n. 〈正式〉行为，举止
〔辨析〕指人在某个地方或某种情况下的表现，尤指在公开场合、工作岗位上的行为，常可与 behaviour 换用。
〔例证〕She kept the servant because of his good conduct/behaviour.
仆人行为可嘉，被她留了下来。
I'm glad to hear of your good conduct/behaviour at school.
听到你在学校表现良好，我很高兴。
(5) manner n. 态度，举止，风度
〔辨析〕普通用词，指对待其他人的态度和行为方式，不涉及道德规范，仅指符合传统的礼仪和要求。其复数形式 manners 指礼貌、规矩，多用于社交活动。
〔例证〕He has a rude manner towards his wife. 他对妻子态度粗暴。
The little girl always has good manners.那个小女孩总是很有礼貌。
He is an expert on the manners of the ancients. 他是研究古人礼仪的专家。
guide conduct direct lead【导航词义：引导】
(1) guide v. 带领，引导
〔辨析〕指带领某人至某处，也指为某人或某物引路，引申则指引导某人的行为或观点。
〔例证〕He guided us through a small lane to the bus stop.
他带着我们走过小巷奔向汽车站。
Searchlights were used to guide the steamer into the harbour.
用探照灯引领轮船进港。
When I lose my way, you help guide and cheer me on.
我迷失方向时，你帮助引导我，鼓励我。
(2) conduct v. 〈正式〉引导，带领；为…导游
〔辨析〕指引领某人去某处，或带游客游览。
〔例证〕On arrival, he was conducted to the headquarters.
到达之后，他被带到了司令部。
The guide conducted us around the oldest museum in the country.
导游带我们游览了该国最古老的博物馆。
(3) direct v. 〈正式〉给…指路
〔辨析〕指为某人指示方向，但不是亲自带路。
〔例证〕Can you direct me to the railway station? 你能告诉我到火车站怎么走吗？
He asked the little girl to direct him to the zoo. 他请这个小姑娘告诉他怎么去动物园。
(4) lead v. 引领，带领；给…当先导
〔辨析〕指引领某人至某处，或走在前面给一群人、动物、车队或船队引路或开道。
〔例证〕The waiter led us to our table. 侍者把我们带到桌边。
The guide led us to the cathedral. 向导把我们带到大教堂。
The flagship led the fleet. 旗舰引领着舰队。
Perform, conduct, execute, fulfil【词义：执行，实施】
(1)perform v. 执行，实行
〔辨析〕尤指做困难或有用的事情。
〔例证〕When was that emergency operation performed?
那个急诊手术是什么时候做的？
Experts performed an analysis of the survey data.
专家对调查数据进行了分析。
(2) conduct v. 执行，实施，进行
〔辨析〕尤指为获取信息或证实某事而进行某一活动或过程。
〔例证〕In her opinion, conducting a survey is the best way to collect the information needed.
她认为进行调查是搜集所需信息的最好方式。
He wanted to know how to conduct science experiments.
他想知道如何进行科学实验。
(3) execute v. 〈正式〉执行，实行
〔辨析〕指实施详细的计划。
〔例证〕They are executing a nursing care plan. 他们正在实施一个护理计划。
The plot was very cleverly executed. 这一秘密计划实施得很巧妙。
(4) fulfil v. 执行，履行；符合
〔辨析〕指做要求或必须做的事情，如履行职责、义务等；也可指满足必要或应有的条件或要求，如达到标准等。
〔例证〕It is necessary for the member states to fulfil their obligations under the treaty. 成员国必须履行条约所规定的义务。
As a teacher, it is important for you to fulfil your role.
作为一名教师，恪尽职守很重要。
These pieces of equipment failed to fulfil safety requirements.
这些设备未能符合安全要求。
7 ingeniously [ɪnˈdʒi: niəsli]
ADJ-GRADED 巧妙的;制作精巧的;新颖独特的
Something that is ingenious is very clever and involves new ideas, methods, or equipment.
...a truly ingenious invention... 真正有创意的发明
Gautier's solution to the puzzle is ingenious. 戈蒂埃破解这道难题的方法很巧妙。
8 devised [dɪˈvaɪzd]
VERB 设计;发明;策划;想出
If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
We devised a scheme to help him... 我们想出了一个帮他的计策。
New long-range objectives must be devised. 必须规划出新的长期目标。
9 means 除了有“方法，手段”的意思之外，还有“财富，自立，收入”的意思。所以，a man/woman of means在口语中表示“富人”， a man/woman of means则表示“经济困难的人”。
例如：Only a ma n of means could afford such a big house.
只有富人才买得起这样的大宅第。
She wished to exhibit Jessica, who was gaining in maturity and beauty, and whom she hoped to marry to a man of means.
她想借此机会炫耀一下已经出落得美丽多姿的女儿杰西卡，她希望杰西卡能嫁一个富人。
He was a man of small means. 他是一个收入微薄的人。
10 reduce
(1) VERB 减少；减小；减轻
If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree.
It reduces the risks of heart disease...
这降低了患心脏病的风险。
Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent...
消费下降了25个百分点。
The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits.
消费需求的降低也影响到了公司的利润。
(2) VERB 使沦为，使陷入（不好的境地）
If someone is reduced to a weaker or inferior state, they become weaker or inferior as a result of something that happens to them.
They were reduced to extreme poverty...
他们陷入极端贫困的状态。
They wanted the army reduced to a police force.
他们想把这支队伍降级为一支警察部队。
(3) VERB 迫使;使不得不（做）；使只得
If you say that someone is reduced to doing something, you mean that they have to do it, although it is unpleasant or embarrassing.
He was reduced to begging for a living.
他不得不以乞讨为生。
(4) VERB 使变成;使简化为
If something is changed to a different or less complicated form, you can say that it is reduced to that form.
All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble...
城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。
Politics has been reduced to class struggle.
政治变成了阶级斗争。
(5) V-ERG （烹调中）使变浓稠，收汁
If you reduce liquid when you are cooking, or if it reduces, it is boiled in order to make it less in quantity and thicker.
Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half...
用小炖锅炖，收一半汤汁。
Simmer until mixture reduces.
用小火煮到汤汁收浓。
(6) PHRASE 境况变差;生活拮据
If you say that someone is living in reduced circumstances, you mean that they do not have as much money as they used to have.
They are the descendants of emperors and kings and are now living in reduced circumstances.
他们是帝王的后代，但是现在境况大不如前了。
(7)PHRASE 使…无言
If someone or something reduces you to silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak.
Her challenge reduced them to silence.
她的质问让他们哑口无言。
(8) PHRASE 使…落泪
If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry.
The attentions of the media reduced her to tears.
媒体的关注把她弄哭了。
11 comparative 相比较的
12 obscurity[əbˈskjʊərəti]
(1) N-UNCOUNT 无名；默默无闻
Obscurity is the state of being known by only a few people.
For the lucky few, there's the chance of being plucked from obscurity and thrown into the glamorous world of modelling...
只有极少数幸运儿才有机会从籍籍无名中脱颖而出，进入光鲜亮丽的模特圈。
The latter half of his life was spent in obscurity and loneliness.
他在默默无闻中孤独地度过了后半生。
(2) N-VAR 晦涩；费解；难懂的事
Obscurity is the quality of being difficult to understand. An obscurity is something that is difficult to understand.
'How can that be?' asked Hunt, irritated by the obscurity of Henry's reply...
“怎么会那样呢？”亨特问道，亨利含糊费解的回答让他恼火。
Whatever its obscurities, the poem was clear on at least one count.
这首诗再怎么晦涩，至少有一点是清楚的。
13 settlement
(1) N-COUNT (争议双方的)正式协议，和解
A settlement is an official agreement between two sides who were involved in a conflict or argument.
Our objective must be to secure a peace settlement...
我们一定要达成和平协议。
They are not optimistic about a settlement of the eleven year conflict.
他们不是很有信心能和平解决这场长达 11 年的纷争。
(2) N-COUNT (通过赔偿等达成的)庭外和解
A settlement is an agreement to end a disagreement or dispute without going to a court of law, for example by offering someone money.
She accepted an out-of-court settlement of £4,000.
她同意支付 4,000 英镑的庭外和解赔偿金。
...a libel settlement. 一宗诽谤案的庭外和解
(3) N-UNCOUNT (欠款的)偿付，支付，结算，清偿
The settlement of a debt is the act of paying back money that you owe.
...ways to delay the settlement of debts.
延期清偿债务的办法
(4) N-COUNT 定居点;聚居地
A settlement is a place where people have come to live and have built homes.
The village is a settlement of just fifty houses. 这个村子里只住了 50户人。
...a Muslim settlement. 穆斯林聚居区
(5) N-UNCOUNT 移民;殖民;开拓
The settlement of a group of people is the process in which they settle in a place where people from their country have never lived before.
...the settlement of immigrants in the occupied territories.
向占领地移民的殖民开拓
第三段中的词汇学习：
1 misapply
(1) VERB 误用;滥用
If something is misapplied, it is used for a purpose for which it is not intended or not suitable.
Many lines from Shakespeare's plays are misquoted and misapplied...
莎士比亚戏剧中的许多诗句被人误引误用。
The law had been misapplied. 法律遭到了滥用。
同义词辨析
Misapply, abuse, misuse【词义：使用不当】
(1) misapply v. 〈正式〉误用，错用，滥用
〔辨析〕指对某物使用方法不当或误作他用，通常用被动语态。
〔例证〕He has read the manual carefully so that the product won't be misapplied.
他仔细阅读了说明书，这样就不会出现产品使用不当。
Don't you realize that the rules have been misapplied?
你没发现规则被错用了吗？
(2) abuse v. 滥用，妄用
〔辨析〕指为了不正当的目的或谋取私利而滥用权力等，也指过量使用某物（如吸毒、酗酒等）而危害自身健康。
〔例证〕He abused his position as Mayor to give jobs to his friends.
他滥用市长的权力，任用了不少朋友。
People who abuse the system will be punished sooner or later.
钻制度空子的人早晚会受到处罚。
Your problems won't be resolved if you do nothing but abuse alcohol.
如果你只是酗酒而不采取行动，问题是不会解决的。
(3)misuse v. 错用，误用，滥用
〔辨析〕指将某物用于错误的目的或用法不当，常产生有害的结果。
〔例证〕Why is this term often misused?
这个术语为什么常常被误用？
Without supervision, the judges might misuse their power.
没有监管，裁判可能会滥用权力。
2 dubiously
(1) ADJ-GRADED 可疑的;靠不住的;暧昧的
If you describe something as dubious, you mean that you do not consider it to be completely honest, safe, or reliable.
This claim seems to us to be rather dubious...
在我们看来这种说法非常可疑。
Soho was still a highly dubious area...
索霍区仍然是个靠不住的地方。
Those figures alone are a dubious basis for such a conclusion.
仅凭那些数据就得出这种结论并不可靠。
(2) ADJ-GRADED 怀疑的;无把握的;迟疑的;拿不准的
If you are dubious about something, you are not completely sure about it and have not yet made up your mind about it.
My parents were dubious about it at first but we soon convinced them.
我父母起初对此心存疑虑,但是我们很快就让他们信服了。
(3) ADJ-GRADED （荣誉、名声等）不好的,不光彩的
If you say that someone has the dubious honour or the dubious pleasure of doing something, you are indicating that what they are doing is not an honour or pleasure at all, but is, in fact, unpleasant or bad.
Nagy has the dubious honour of being the first athlete to be banned in this way...
纳吉作为第一个以这种方式被禁赛的运动员而“出名”。
El Salvador has earned the dubious distinction of having the worst soil erosion in continental America.
萨尔瓦多因是美洲大陆土壤侵蚀最严重的地方而有了这份不光彩的名声。
同义词辨析
不要混淆 dubious, doubtful 和 suspicious。dubious 指某人拿不准做某事是否正确：Alison sounded very dubious（艾莉森听上去很犹豫），The men in charge were a bit dubious about taking women on（几位男性负责人有点儿拿不准要不要招女性员工）。dubious 还可指某事物不完全可信、安全或可靠。例如，his dubious abilities as a teacher（他的教学能力令人怀疑）。doubtful 指不确定某事是否会发生或成功：Do you feel insecure and doubtful about your ability（你对自己的能力缺乏信心并且感到怀疑吗），It was doubtful he would ever see her again（他会不会再见到她还说不准呢）。suspicious 指不信任某人、怀疑某人从事欺骗性或不法的活动。例如，I am suspicious of his intentions（我怀疑他的动机），Miss Lenaut had grown suspicious（莱诺小姐已经起了疑心）。suspicious 还可指某人行为可疑、不诚实、涉及非法或具有危险性：He listened for any suspicious sounds（他注意听任何可疑的声响），in suspicious circumstances（在可疑的情势下）。
3 widow寡妇;遗孀
A widow is a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again.
4 spinster (老)处女;未婚中年(或老年)女子
A spinster is a woman who has never been married; used especially when talking about an old or middle-aged woman.
5 unscrupulous
ADJ-GRADED 不诚实的；不道德的；无道德原则的
If you describe a person as unscrupulous, you are critical of the fact that they are prepared to act in a dishonest or immoral way in order to get what they want.
These kids are being exploited by very unscrupulous people.
这些孩子正在被无良之人利用。
...the unscrupulous use of hostages. 对人质的无耻利用
6 impudently ADJ-GRADED 放肆的;无礼的
If you describe someone as impudent, you mean they are rude or disrespectful, or do something they have no right to do.
Some of them were impudent and insulting.
他们当中的一些人放肆无礼,目中无人。
7 justify VERB 证明（决定、行为或想法）正当；表明…必要
To justify a decision, action, or idea means to show or prove that it is reasonable or necessary.
No argument can justify a war... 任何理由都不能为战争开脱。
Ministers agreed that this decision was fully justified by economic conditions.
部长们一致同意，这个决定完全符合经济情况。
8 General Confession总忏悔(教区全体会众的共同忏悔，尤指共同祈祷的一部分)
9 object
(1) N-COUNT 物体；东西
An object is anything that has a fixed shape or form, that you can touch or see, and that is not alive.
He squinted his eyes as though he were studying an object on the horizon.
他眯起眼睛，就好像在端详地平线上的某一物体。
...an object the shape of a coconut... 形似椰子的物体
In the cosy consulting room the children are surrounded by familiar objects.
在温馨的诊疗室里，孩子们周围摆满了亲切熟悉的东西。
(2) N-COUNT 目的；目标；宗旨
The object of what someone is doing is their aim or purpose.
The object of the exercise is to raise money for the charity...
那样做旨在筹集善款。
He made it his object in life to find the island...
他把找到那座岛屿当成自己的人生目标。
My object was to publish a scholarly work on Peter Mourne.
我的目标是出版一本关于彼得·莫恩的学术著作。
(3) VERB 不喜欢;不赞成;反对
If you object to something, you express your dislike or disapproval of it.
A lot of people will object to the book...
很多人都会对这本书表示反感。
Cullen objected that his small staff would be unable to handle the added work...
卡伦提出反对，说他的人手较少，无法完成额外工作。
We objected strongly but were outvoted...
我们强烈表示反对，但还是被否决了。
'Hey, I don't know what you're talking about,' Russo objected.
“喂，我不知道你在说些什么，”拉索反驳道。
(4) PHRASE 钱不成问题/距离不在话下
If you say that money is no object or distance is no object, you are emphasizing that you are willing or able to spend as much money as necessary or travel whatever distance is required.
Hugh Johnson's shop in London has a range of superb Swedish crystal glasses that I would have if money were no object...
休·约翰逊伦敦店出售各种美轮美奂的瑞典水晶玻璃杯，不考虑钱的话我都想买。
Although he was based in Wales, distance was no object.
虽然他主要住在威尔士，但是距离不成问题。
同义词辨析
Object, differ, disagree, oppose, protest, resist【词义：反对】
(1) object v. 反对，不赞成
〔辨析〕语气强烈，指对某一具体做法、计划等表示反对，常后接介词 to。
〔例证〕If no one objects, the plan will be implemented immediately.
如果没人反对的话，该计划将立即执行。
She strongly objected to rebuilding the temple. 她坚决反对重建该寺庙。
She objected to recruiting that man. 她不赞成聘用那个男人。
(20 differ v. 有异议，有分歧
〔辨析〕指意见、观点等相对立。
〔例证〕Economists differ on the cause of inflation.
经济学家对通货膨胀的原因看法不一。
He always differs with her. 他总是与她意见相左。
(3) disagree v. 反对，不同意
〔辨析〕指与他人在看法上有分歧，也指不赞同计划、行动等，语气较differ 强烈，常后接介词 with。
〔例证〕I disagree with you on this matter. 在这件事上我和你意见不同。
Even close friends disagree sometimes. 即便是亲密的朋友有时也有分歧。
Some people disagree with his argument. 有些人不同意他的论点。
(4) oppose v. 反对，阻碍
〔辨析〕指不赞同某一政策、计划等，含抵制或阻挠之意。
〔例证〕Will the Congress continue to oppose the President's austerity measures?
国会会继续反对总统的经济紧缩措施吗？
The committee opposed changing the regulations. 委员会反对改变规则。
The local residents bitterly opposed the scheme. 当地居民强烈反对这个计划。
We oppose interference by any outside force. 我们反对任何外来势力插手干预。
(5) protest v. 反对，抗议
〔辨析〕通常指人们聚集在一起，以言语、行为等公开表示不满或异议，也可指个人不认同某事或对某事心有不满。
〔例证〕Tens of thousands of people took to the streets, protesting against the austerity policy. 成千上万的人走上街头，抗议经济紧缩政策。
Many students protested the decision. 许多学生反对那项决定。
Thousands of people protested against the new legislation.
数千人抗议新法规。
'I don't see why he should get the promotion!' she protested.
“我不明白为什么他会升职！”她抗议道。
(6) resist v. 抗拒，反抗
〔辨析〕指拒绝作出改变或不屈从于外力而做某事。
〔例证〕The minister resisted pressure to resign.
那位部长顶住了要求其辞职的压力。
Why was the plan fiercely resisted by the board?
为什么该计划遭到董事会的强烈反对？
The company resisted changing its recruitment system.
该公司拒绝改变聘用制度。
Purpose, aim, goal ,object, objective, target【词义：目的，目标】
(1) purpose n. 目的
〔辨析〕普通用词，指经过考虑而要做某事的意图，通常用单数。
〔例证〕He came to New York with the purpose of doing business.
他来纽约是为了做生意。
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss how to deal with the crisis.
这次会议的目的是讨论如何应对此次危机。
(2) aim n. 目标，目的
〔辨析〕强调希望做成某事的具体意图，多指短期目标。
〔例证〕The main aim of this course is to improve your oral English.
这一课程的主要目标是提高口语。
The campaign with the aim of helping the victims of crime has received worldwide attention.
旨在帮助罪案受害者的运动已经在全球范围内得到了关注。
(3) goal n. 目标，目的
〔辨析〕多指想要通过一段时间的努力而在未来实现某事的意图。
〔例证〕What is your ultimate goal? 你的最终目标是什么？
Did they reach their goal of expanding the company's market share?
他们实现扩大公司市场份额的目标了吗？
(4) object n. 目的，目标
〔辨析〕指某一计划、行为或活动的目的，通常用单数。
〔例证〕The parents first wanted to know what the object of this game was.
家长们首先想知道这项游戏的目的是什么。
People with low income will benefit the most, and that is the object of this exercise.
低收入人群将获益最大，这正是此举的目的。
(5) objective n. 目的，目标
〔辨析〕尤用于商业或政治方面，侧重指人所想要实现的目标。
〔例证〕You should set an objective at the beginning of next semester.
你应该在下学期开始的时候制定一个目标。
He has to achieve certain objectives before the end of his presidency.
他在总统任期结束之前必须实现某些目标。
(6) target n. 目标
〔辨析〕多用于数量、时间、财务等方面，表示想要达到的具体目标。
〔例证〕financial targets 财务指标
What is the target date for completion of the new building?
新大楼完工的预定日期是什么时候？
10 decent
(1) ADJ 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.
Nearby is a village with a decent pub... 附近的村子里有一家还不错的酒馆。
He didn't get a decent explanation... 他没有得到一个像样的解释。
The lack of a decent education did not defeat Rey.
缺乏良好的教育并没有挡住雷伊。
(2) ADJ 合宜的;得体的;适当的;正当的
Decent is used to describe something which is morally correct or acceptable.
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。
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。
(3) ADJ-GRADED （人）正派的，正直的，规矩的
Decent people are honest and behave in a way that most people approve of.
The majority of people around here are decent people...
这里的大多数人都很正派。
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) PHRASE 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.
He should do the decent thing and resign. 他应该识时务地辞职。
同义词辨析
Decorous, decent, nice, seemly【词义：正派的】
(1) decorous adj. 〈正式〉端庄的，得体的
〔辨析〕主要指人的外表或者行为很得体的。
〔例证〕a decorous hug 礼貌得体的拥抱
It is decorous to wear a tie at an evening party.
在晚会上佩戴领带是得体的。
(2) decent adj. 正派的，规矩的
〔辨析〕指道德标准符合社会规范的。
〔例证〕She is a decent citizen. 她是个正派的市民。
The President did the decent thing. 总统做了他该做的事。
(3) nice adj. 〈旧〉正派的
〔辨析〕指道德品行高尚的，但此义现已不常用。
〔例证〕Nice girls don't do such things. 正派姑娘不会做这种事儿的。
(4) seemly adj. 〈旧〉适宜的，得体的，合乎行为规范的
〔辨析〕指根据通行的行为规范，言行举止符合某一情境或社交场合的，但此义现已不常用。
〔例证〕It is not seemly for guests to gossip about the hostess.
客人对女主人说三道四似乎不大得体。
