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propriety

C1 noun

propriety /pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/ nghĩa là quyền sở hữu

Các nghĩa

  1. quyền sở hữu

    The fact of possessing something; ownership.

    countable · uncountable

    Propriety cannot be separated from honesty.

    The way tourists dress offends local standards of propriety.

    The way tourists dress offends the local standard of propriety.

  2. sự phù hợp, thích đáng

    Suitability, fitness; the quality of being appropriate.

    countable · uncountable

    I find such a pleasure, sir, in obeying your commands, that I take care to observe them without ever debating their propriety.

    Now, if we may, with propriety, refer to the people one question, why may we not, with equal propriety, refer another?

  3. phép lịch sự, đúng mực

    Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness.

    countable · in-plural · often · uncountable

    Elinor then ventured to doubt the propriety of her receiving such a present from a man so little, or at least so lately known to her.

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