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decorum

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·co·rum /dɪˈkɔːrəm/ noun [uncountable]  BEHAVE formal behaviour that shows respect and is correct for a particular situation, especially a formal occasion 端庄,得体,有礼 He was disciplined for breaching the Senate’s rules of decorum. 他因违反参议院的行为准则而受到处罚。
Examples from the Corpus
decorumThese events will most likely be models of decorum, friends who are planning them said Wednesday.Chauvin lacks a sense of decorum in professional matters.Despite the foulest weather, the Traction acquitted itself with perfect decorum.The ladies were in the middle doing their social best to preserve decorum.Most days are lost in the decorum of trying, lost in the lanes of the almost known.They nourish the spirit in a way decorum never could.
Origin decorum (1500-1600) Latin decorus; → DECOROUS
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decorum
decorum /dɪˈkɔːrəm/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: decorus; decorous
formal behaviour that shows respect and is correct for a particular situation, especially a formal occasion:
    He was disciplined for breaching the Senate’s rules of decorum.


de·corumBrE /dɪˈkɔːrəm/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈkɔːrəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) polite behaviour that is appropriate in a social situation 礼貌得体;端庄稳重 SYN propriety