•Everyone should be entitled to a decent wage/standard of living.人人都应该有权获得像样的工资／过着体面的生活。

•I thought he was a decent sort of person.我认为他是个正派人物。

•It made quite a decent-sized (= large) hole.它弄出了一个很大的洞。

•After the recent scandal, the priest is expected to do the decent thing and resign from his position.近来的丑闻过后，估计那个牧师会做该做的事，引咎辞职。

•Are you decent yet?你穿好衣服了吗？

•You can come in now, I'm decent.我穿好衣服了，你可以进来了。