comportment
noun [ U ] formal uk/kəmˈpɔːt.mənt/ us/kəmˈpɔːrt.mənt/
行为,举止,习惯
someone's behaviour
This scandal raises new questions about the president's private comportment. 这一丑闻使人们对总统的个人行为提出了新的质疑。
She had class, not in terms of wealth, but in terms of comportment, attitude and style. 她很有品位,不是在财富方面,而是在举止、态度和风格方面。
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- His bodily comportment (his military poses, fascinating facial displays, and committed expressions) visibly exuded sincerity.
- Beau Brummel was famously a stickler in matters of comportment and dress.
- By the time Starr was finished with his examination of the president's comportment, the nation knew many private, intimate details of Clinton's life.