English-Thai Dictionary

decent

ADJ เหมาะสม  สมควร  น่านับถือ  mor-som

 

decently

ADV อย่างเหมาะสม  อย่าง สมควร  อย่าง ถูก ทำนองคลองธรรม  proprely seemly yang-mor-som

 

decentralisation

N การ กระจายอำนาจ ไป ยัง หน่วย เล็ก  decentralization kan-kra-jai-am-nard-pai-yang-nuay-lek

 

decentralise

V กระจายอำนาจ ไป ยัง หน่วย เล็ก  decentralize kra-jai-am-nard-pai-yang-nuay-lek

 

decentralization

N การ กระจายอำนาจ ไป ยัง หน่วย เล็ก  decentralisation kan-kra-jai-am-nard-pai-yang-nuay-lek

 

decentralize

VT กระจายอำนาจ  แบ่ง อำนาจ  kra-jai-aum-nad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DECENT

a.[L. decens; Fr. decent. ] 1. Becoming; fit; suitable, in words, behavior, dress and ceremony; as decent language; decent conduct or actions; decent ornaments or dress.
2. Comely; not gaudy or ostentatious.
A sable stole of Cyprus lawn
O'er the decent shoulders drawn.
3. Not immodest.
4. In popular language, moderate, but competent; not large; as a decent fortune. So a decent person is one not highly accomplished, nor offensively rude.

 

DECENTLY

adv. 1. In a decent or becoming manner; with propriety of behavior or speech.
2. Without immodesty.
Past hope of safety, 'twas his latest care,
Like falling Caesar, decently to die.

 

DECENTNESS

n.Decency.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DECENT

De "cent, a. Etym: [L. decens, decentis, p. pr. of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory, honor, ornament, Gr. d to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E. attire, tire: cf. F. décent. Cf. Decorate, Decorum, Deig.]

 

1. Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language. Shak. Before his decent steps. Milton.

 

2. Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.

 

3. Comely; shapely; well-formed. [Archaic ] A sable stole of cyprus lawn Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Milton. By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed. Pope.

 

4. Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a decent person. A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs. Burke. -- De "cent *ly, adv. -- De "cent *ness, n.

 

DECENTRALIZATION

DECENTRALIZATION De *cen `tral *i *za "tion, n.

 

Defn: The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized. "The decentralization of France. " J. P. Peters.

 

DECENTRALIZE

DECENTRALIZE De *cen "tral *ize, v. t.

 

Defn: To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute (what has been united or concentrated ); -- esp. said of authority, or the administration of public affairs.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

decent

de cent |ˈdēsənt ˈdisnt | ▶adjective 1 conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behavior: the good name of such a decent and innocent person. • appropriate; fitting: they would meet again after a decent interval. • not likely to shock or embarrass others: a decent high-necked dress. • informal sufficiently clothed to see visitors: make yourself decent. 2 [ attrib. ] of an acceptable standard; satisfactory: find me a decent cup of coffee | people need decent homes. • good: the deer are small: a 14 -inch spread is a pretty decent buck. • kind, obliging, or generous: that was pretty awfully decent of him. PHRASES do the decent thing take the most honorable or appropriate course of action, even if is not necessarily in one's own interests: after his defeat, he should do the decent thing and step down. DERIVATIVES de cent ly adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘suitable, appropriate ’): from Latin decent- ‘being fitting, ’ from the verb decere.

 

decenter

de cen ter |dēˈsentər diˈsɛntər |(Brit. decentre ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] displace from the center or from a central position. • remove or displace (the individual human subject, such as the author of a text ) from a primary place or central role: (as noun decentering ) : the egocentric infant develops by a progressive decentering.

 

decentralize

de cen tral ize |dēˈsentrəˌlīz diˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. decentralized ) transfer (authority ) from central to local government: Canada has one of the most decentralized governments in the world | [ no obj. ] : European countries were trying to decentralize. • move departments of (a large organization ) away from a single administrative center to other locations, usually granting them some degree of autonomy. DERIVATIVES de cen tral ist |-list |noun & adjective, de cen tral i za tion |dēˌsentrəliˈzāSHən |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

decent

de ¦cent |ˈdiːs (ə )nt | ▶adjective 1 conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour: a decent clean-living individual. • appropriate; fitting: they would meet again after a decent interval. • not likely to shock or embarrass others: a decent high-necked dress. • informal sufficiently clothed to see visitors: ‘Hello, miss? Are you decent? ’. 2 [ attrib. ] of an acceptable standard; satisfactory: people need decent homes. • good: there's a few decent players in the team. • Brit. informal kind, obliging, or generous: that's awfully decent of you. PHRASES do the decent thing take the most honourable or appropriate course of action, even if is not necessarily in one's own interests: after his defeat he should do the decent thing and step down. DERIVATIVES decently adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘suitable, appropriate ’): from Latin decent- ‘being fitting ’, from the verb decere.

 

decentralize

decentralize |diːˈsɛntrəlʌɪz |(also decentralise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. decentralized ) transfer (authority ) from central to local government: Canada has one of the most decentralized governments in the world. • move departments of (a large organization ) away from a single administrative centre to other locations. DERIVATIVES decentralist |-lɪst |noun & adjective, decentralization noun

 

decentre

decentre |diːˈsɛntə |(US decenter ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] displace from the centre or from a central position. • remove or displace (the individual human subject, such as the author of a text ) from a primary place or central role: (as noun decentring ) : the decentring of the author is paradigmatic of contemporary experimental fiction.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

decent

decent adjective 1 a decent burial: proper, correct, appropriate, apt, fitting, suitable; respectable, dignified, decorous, seemly; nice, tasteful; conventional, accepted, standard, traditional, orthodox; comme il faut. 2 a very decent fellow: honorable, honest, trustworthy, dependable; respectable, upright, clean-living, virtuous, good; obliging, helpful, accommodating, unselfish, generous, kind, thoughtful, considerate; neighborly, hospitable, pleasant, agreeable, amiable. ANTONYMS dishonest, disobliging. 3 a job with decent pay: satisfactory, reasonable, fair, acceptable, adequate, sufficient, ample; not bad, all right, tolerable, passable, suitable; informal OK, okay, up to snuff. ANTONYMS unsatisfactory.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

decent

decent adjective 1 they deserve a decent burial | after a decent interval, he married his late brother's fiancée: proper, correct, appropriate, apt, apposite, fitting, fit, befitting, right, suitable, respectable, dignified, becoming, decorous, seemly, modest, nice, tasteful, in good taste, refined, genteel; conventional, accepted, approved, standard, traditional, orthodox; French comme il faut; informal pukka. ANTONYMS indecent. 2 Brit. informal he was a devoted husband and a very decent chap: honourable, honest, trustworthy, dependable, worthy, respectable, upright, clean-living, incorrupt, virtuous, good, ethical, moral; obliging, helpful, accommodating, indulgent, unselfish, altruistic, generous, kind, kindly, thoughtful, considerate, courteous, civil, polite, well mannered, neighbourly, hospitable, pleasant, agreeable, amiable; informal squeaky clean; dated mannerly; rare regardful. ANTONYMS disobliging; dishonest. 3 she's trying to find a job with decent pay: satisfactory, reasonable, fair, acceptable, adequate, sufficient, sufficiently good, good enough, ample, up to scratch, up to the mark, up to standard, up to par, competent, not bad, all right, average, tolerable, passable, suitable; informal OK, okay, up to snuff. ANTONYMS unsatisfactory.

 

French Dictionary

décent

décent , ente adj. adjectif 1 Convenable. : Pour entrer à l ’église, il faut porter une tenue décente. SYNONYME correct . ANTONYME indécent . 2 Acceptable, passable. : Des notes décentes. Note Orthographique déc ent.

 

décentrage

décentrage n. m. nom masculin Action de décentrer; son résultat.

 

décentralisateur

décentralisateur , trice adj. adjectif Relatif à la décentralisation. : Un gouvernement décentralisateur.

 

décentralisation

décentralisation n. f. nom féminin Action de décentraliser. : Une décentralisation administrative.

 

décentraliser

décentraliser v. tr. verbe transitif Éloigner du centre certains éléments d ’un ensemble et accorder des pouvoirs de décision à des unités régionales ou locales. : Décentraliser une administration. aimer

 

décentrer

décentrer v. tr. verbe transitif Déplacer le centre de. aimer

 

Spanish Dictionary

decentar

decentar verbo transitivo 1 Empezar a gastar algo :encentó el jabón para lavarse las manos .2 verbo transitivo Empezar a perder o corromper algo que no había sufrido alteración ni daño .3 decentarse verbo pronominal Producirse úlceras por permanecer mucho tiempo en posición horizontal .Conjug. [27 ] como acertar .

 

decente

decente adjetivo 1 [persona ] Que es honrado y recto y no comete acciones ilícitas, delictivas o moralmente reprobables :era pobre, pero decente; ningún político decente puede gobernar bajo sospecha .ANTÓNIMO indecente .2 Que implica o denota honradez y rectitud :una actitud decente; después del escándalo del bingo lo que tenía que buscar era un trabajo decente; aquí hace falta una política de avance, decente y solidaria con el pueblo .ANTÓNIMO indecente .3 Que sigue las normas morales socialmente establecidas y las buenas costumbres, en especial en el aspecto sexual :antes se consideraba que para las mujeres decentes no era decoroso enamorarse ni dejarse enamorar apasionadamente .ANTÓNIMO indecente .4 Que implica o denota decoro :en España se pintaron muy pocos temas mitológicos y desnudos debido a la influencia y a la vigilancia de la Inquisición, que los consideraba impropios por paganos o poco decentes; no sería decente reproducir la descripción de los hechos en estas impolutas páginas .SINÓNIMO decoroso .ANTÓNIMO indecente .5 Que es moderadamente satisfactorio, desde el punto de vista de la calidad o de la cantidad :tiene una casa decente; tiene un sueldo decente; le hablaba de los esfuerzos que hay que hacer en el mundo del cine para conseguir una labor decente; todavía los dos tercios de la humanidad están angustiosamente lejos de haber alcanzado un decente nivel de subsistencia .ANTÓNIMO indecente .6 Que está aseado, limpio y curioso, aunque sin grandes lujos :habló de las ganas que tenía de darse una ducha en un cuarto de baño decente; le ha salido un trabajo y dice que no tiene ropa para presentarse decente .ANTÓNIMO indecente .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvi ) del latín decens, decentis, participio activo de decere ‘convenir ’, ‘estar bien (algo a alguien )’, ‘ser honesto ’. A la misma familia etimológica latina pertenecen condecorar , decorar y decoro .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

decent

de cent /díːs (ə )nt / (! 強勢は第1音節; de-は /diː /) 〖原義は 「適切な 」〗(名 )decency 形容詞 more ～; most ～; 1 , 3 は通例比較なし 1 ｟主に話 ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗満足できる , 立派な ; 相当な, かなりの ; まずまずの ▸ a decent meal [job, housing ]満足のいく食事 [仕事, 家 ]▸ Carol wanted to make a decent living as a singer .キャロルは歌手として相当な生活をしたかった 2 〈人 ふるまいなどが 〉親切な , 優しい, 寛大な ; 礼儀正しい, 上品な ; 正直な ▸ He's really a decent guy .彼は本当に親切なやつだよ ▸ It was decent of you to come to see me off .見送りに来てくれてありがとうございました 3 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(社会通念上 )きちんとした , まともな, ふさわしい, しかるべき ▸ decent people ちゃんとした人たち ▸ Steven had waited for a decent interval before he got married again .スティーブンはそれ相応の月日を待って, 再婚した 4 ｟くだけて おどけて ｠(人前に出られるように )ちゃんと服を着ている (!｟米 ｠では ｟やや古 ｠に響くことがある ) ▸ Are you decent ?(部屋をノックして )入ってもいいですか (!「見られてもいいように衣服を身につけていますか 」の意から ) d ò the d è cent th í ng (困難な状況で )道義的にふるまう ; 責任を取る .

 

decently

d é cent ly 副詞 1 まともに ; きちんと .2 相当, かなり .

 

decentralization

d è c è n tral i z á tion 名詞 U (組織などの地方への )分権, 分散 .

 

decentralize

de cen tral ize /dìːséntrəlàɪz /動詞 他動詞 〈政府 大組織などの一部 〉を (地方に )分散する, 分権する .de c é n tral ì zed 形容詞