"of pleasing or good appearance," also "proper, tasteful, decorous," early 13c., semlich, from Old Norse soemiligr "becoming, honorable," from soemr (see seem). Related: Seemliness. Old Norse also had soemleitr "fine to look at."
雙語例句
1. Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
人們認為女性不應該過于自信。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Control yourself , sir. These outbursts of petulance are not seemly.
您哪, 就克制點吧. 這么使性子可不像話.
來自辭典例句
3. We no longer pay a seemly deference to our superiors.
我們對長者再沒有一點點推崇.
來自辭典例句
4. Chewing gum on a train is not seemly in a lady.
淑女在火車上嚼口香糖不太雅觀.
來自辭典例句
5. I'd stint myself to keep you both in a genteel and seemly style.