Morals are private. Decency is public.
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adj. 私有的,私人的;秘密的;内心的;平民的,无官职的,士兵的;
n. 列兵,士兵,[陆]二等兵;〈古〉私人,个人;阴部,生殖器;
💡 priv单个+ate形容词后缀→个人的
"You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments."
整座宫殿除内殿外均可参观。
近义:pfc, grunt, squaddie, inside, noteworthy, particular
反义:open, overt, patent, communal
n. 正派;正直;体面;社会上高尚文雅行为的标准;
💡 dec 美+ency 名词后缀→体面,庄重
"Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency ."
她的举止显示她连起码的礼节都不懂。
近义:honesty, appropriateness, integrity, politeness, propriety, seemliness
反义:impertinence, impudence, impudency, impudicity, insolence, lip
adj. 公众的,公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的;
n. 大众;社会;公共场所;(文学家等的)爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的,公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反义:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy