propriety 雅思托福GRE

Architecture depends on Order , Arrangement , Eurythmy, Symmetry, Propriety, and Economy.

（作的）架构取决于规则，安排，和，匀称，妥当以及经济等诸多因。

The sensitive matter was handled with great propriety.

件机密的事处理得极为适当。

She flouted the proprieties.

她对礼节不屑一顾。

Her ardent sense of propriety fears that Bertha, in bed, might not be costumed decorously enough for the visit of a clerical gentleman.

她那强烈的礼仪感使她担心卧床的伯莎衣饰不整，不适合接待一位圣职人员的来访。