1. 礼仪:proprietary 财产权 | proprieties 礼仪 | proprietor 所有人
2. 礼仪/礼节:proprietary /其自身/所有的/专有的/所有者/业主/所有权/ | proprieties /礼仪/礼节/ | proprietor /所有者/经营者/业主/
1. 礼节;行为的规矩;礼貌
The proprieties are the standards of social behaviour which most people consider socially or morally acceptable.
e.g. ...respectable couples who observe the proprieties but loathe each other.
遵守礼节但互相憎恨的受人尊敬的夫妇