seemly
单词辨析：
主要指人的外表或者行为很得体的。
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。
指道德标准符合社会规范的。
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。
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。
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。
相关例句：
Both the eurozone crisis and that terrible war occurred amid sudden power shifts; they were triggered by seemly trivial events; and they became incredibly complicated.
欧元区危机和那场可怕的战争都发生在实力平衡突然出现改变的背景之下；它们都是由看似微不足道的事件引发的；最终都变得极其复杂。
Her becoming modesty; comely behavior; it is not comme_il_faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money; a decent burial; seemly behavior.
她适当的谦虚；举止适当的；老是要钱对绅士来说使不礼貌的；体面的埋葬；举止适当。
Even if inflation and devaluation of USD are considered, international oil price in2007 is seemly equivalent to the price during Oil Crisis in the70s at the last century.
即使考虑到通胀和美元贬值因素，2007年国际油价也已和上世纪70年代石油危机时期的价格不相上下。
It will be more seemly to tell her after the funeral.
待葬礼过后再告诉她较合适。
"Narrative inquiry" in education field concerns how to narrate and how to expand education research with seemly mode of narrating.
教育领域里的叙事研究关注如何叙事，以及如何以恰当的叙事方式展开教育研究。
We will call at a more seemly time.
我们会在更适合的时候来拜访的。