well-behaved

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌwell-beˈhaved adjective  POLITEBEHAVEbehaving in a calm polite way, and not being rude or violent 行为端正的；彬彬有礼的 a well-behaved child 规规矩矩的孩子 a very well-behaved dog 非常听话的狗 The crowd was well-behaved. 人群很守秩序。► see thesaurus at polite RegisterIn everyday English, people often say that a child is good rather than well-behaved: 在日常英语中，人们常用good来表示孩子表现好，而不说well-behavedHave the children been good? 孩子们乖不乖？

Examples from the Corpus

well-behaved• Can I bring my dog? She's very well-behaved.• His sad, excruciatingly well-behaved adolescence is inextricable from the progress of a doomed friendship with an eccentric schoolmate, Smallgods.• Small towns and highways sit in the distance like the proverbial well-behaved child -- seen, vaguely, but not heard.• A petty officer, his wife and three incredibly well-behaved children were first.• She was a thoughtful, kind, and well-behaved girl.• An ugly duckling, like a printing press, was transformed into a well-behaved goose laying golden eggs.• Their children are so well-behaved it seems almost unnatural.• Flavia responded like a well-behaved little girl.• The hangar-sized concert room was packed with a well-behaved male dominated audience.• Most of the 20,000 asteroids in our data banks remain on well-behaved paths, for ever circuiting the sun in the main belt.• So we were exceedingly well-behaved towards each other.

ˌwell-beˈhaved adjective →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable  

being behaving a Corpus in or not rude calm polite and way,

well-behaved
ˌwell-beˈhaved adjective
behaving in a calm polite way, and not being rude or violent:
    a well-behaved child
    a very well-behaved dog
    The crowd was well-behaved.
  REGISTER
    In everyday English, people often say that a child is good rather than well-behaved:
   ▪ Have the children been good?
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ polite behaving or speaking in a way that is correct for the social situation you are in, and showing that you are careful to consider other people’s needs and feelings: He was too polite to ask how old she was. | ‘Excuse me, sir,’ she said in a polite voice.
   ▪ well-mannered having good manners and knowing the correct way to behave in social situations: She was beautifully dressed and very well-mannered.
   ▪ well-behaved polite and not causing any trouble – used about children or animals: The children were very well-behaved. | Well-behaved dogs are welcome at the hotel.
   ▪ courteous /ˈkɜːtiəs $ ˈkɜːr-/ polite and respectful, and behaving rather formally: The hotel staff were very courteous and helpful. | a courteous reply
   ▪ respectful polite and treating someone with respect: He was very respectful towards all my relatives. | ‘Thank you,’ he said with a respectful bow.
   ▪ civil polite in a formal way, especially when you do not feel very friendly towards someone: She’d never liked her father-in-law, but she forced herself to be civil to him. | When you’ve stopped arguing, you might be able to have a civil conversation.
   ▪ deferential formal polite towards someone, especially because they are in a more important social position: In those days women were expected to be deferential to men.