"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."
实用例句
1. Self-assertion was not thought seemly in a woman.
人们认为女性不应该过于自信。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Control yourself , sir. These outbursts of petulance are not seemly.
您哪, 就克制点吧. 这么使性子可不像话.
来自辞典例句
3. We no longer pay a seemly deference to our superiors.
我们对长者再没有一点点推崇.
来自辞典例句
4. Chewing gum on a train is not seemly in a lady.
淑女在火车上嚼口香糖不太雅观.
来自辞典例句
5. I'd stint myself to keep you both in a genteel and seemly style.