柯林斯詞典proprieties /pr??pra??ti?z/ 1. N-PLURAL The proprieties are the standards of social behaviour that most people consider socially or morally acceptable. 行為的規(guī)矩; 禮貌[老式] [usu 'the' N] Jack was careful to observe the proprieties, treating her with exaggerated respect. 杰克謹慎遵守禮節(jié)，對她過分尊重。 返回 proprieties