Morals are private. Decency is public.
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adj. 私有的,私人的;秘密的;內心的;平民的,無官職的,士兵的;
n. 列兵,士兵,[陸]二等兵;〈古〉私人,個人;陰部,生殖器;
?? priv單個+ate形容詞后綴→個人的
"You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments."
整座宮殿除內殿外均可參觀。
近義:pfc, grunt, squaddie, inside, noteworthy, particular
反義:open, overt, patent, communal
n. 正派;正直;體面;社會上高尚文雅行為的標準;
?? dec 美+ency 名詞后綴→體面,莊重
"Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency ."
她的舉止顯示她連起碼的禮節都不懂。
近義:honesty, appropriateness, integrity, politeness, propriety, seemliness
反義:impertinence, impudence, impudency, impudicity, insolence, lip
adj. 公眾的,公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;(文學家等的)愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的,公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反義:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy