seemly

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
    — His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.
副词 adv.
  1. Appropriately, fittingly.
    — The great earthes wombe they open to the sky, / And with sad Cypresse seemely it embraue [...].

词形变化

seemlier comparative seemliest superlative more seemly comparative most seemly superlative

词汇关系

反义词
unseemly

词源

词源 1
From Middle English semly, semely, semelich, from Old Norse sœmiligr (“seemly”); equivalent to seem + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic sæmilegur (“seemly, passable”), Danish sømmelig (“seemly”).
词源 2
From Middle English semly, semely, semelich, from Old Norse sœmiligr (“seemly”); equivalent to seem + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic sæmilegur (“seemly, passable”), Danish sømmelig (“seemly”).
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