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单词 respectable
释义
respectable
adjective
uk
/rɪˈspek.tə.bəl/us
/rɪˈspek.tə.bəl/
B2
consideredto besociallyacceptablebecause ofyourgoodcharacter,appearance, orbehaviour:
体面的；得体的；值得尊敬的
a respectableyoungwoman from a goodfamily出身良好、端庄贤淑的年轻女子
Thispartof thecityhasbecomequiterespectable in the last tenyears.在过去的10年中，这一城区已经变得相当好。
Iworemyboring, respectablesuitto theinterview.我穿上了那套呆板、体面的正装去参加面试。
C2
A respectableamountorqualityislargeenough or of a good enoughstandardto beacceptable:
（数量）足够的；质量不错的；相当好的
Sheearnsa respectablesalary.她的薪水颇为丰厚。
Thefinalscorewas a respectable 2–1.最后比分是2比1，还不错。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
greater than the average size or amount
  • bigThey live in a big house in the country.
  • largeA large number of people were crowded into the room.
  • greatThe party was a great success.
  • enormousThey bought an enormous house in the suburbs.
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Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
good enough but not excellent
  • acceptableYour essay was acceptable, but I think you could have done better.
  • reasonableThey have a reasonable chance of winning.
  • adequateThe law provides adequate compensation for robbery victims.
  • passableI speak passable Spanish.
  • will doIt's not perfect, but it'll do.
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More examples
  • Shewrotedull, respectablearticlesfor thelocalnewspaper.
  • Heletout atorrentofabuse, none of itprintablein a respectabledailynewspaper.
  • It's aperfectlyrespectable way toearnaliving.
  • She was from a very respectablefamily.
  • I did thecoursein a respectable 45minutes.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Suitable and acceptable
  • able
  • acceptability
  • acceptable
  • accepted
  • accordingly
  • decent
  • decently
  • eligibility
  • eligible
  • felicitous
  • horse
  • practical
  • respectably
  • rightly
  • satisfaction
  • seasonable
  • seemly
  • sit
  • taste
  • ticket
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Idiom

makeyourselfrespectable
(Definition ofrespectablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

respectable| American Dictionary

respectable
adjective
us
/rɪˈspek·tə·bəl/
sociallyacceptablebecause of having a goodcharacterorappearanceorbehavingin a way that isapprovedof:
It was hard tofindacleanshirtthatlookedrespectable enough to beseenin.
Respectable alsomeanslargeenough or good enough to beacceptable:
a respectableincome
Herschoolhas a respectablebasketballprogram.

respectability

noun[U]us
/rɪˌspek·təˈbɪl·ɪ·t̬i/
Everything in thehotelhad anairofold-timerespectability.
(Definition ofrespectablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrespectable

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Unemployment and poverty are viewed as acceptable andrespectablereasons for men's performance of ' female' activities.
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Nevertheless, he believed that in order to make such an inference 'respectable', he had to coerce it into the straightjacket of the syllogistic formula.
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After all, this was, in a sense, behaviour in which therespectablewere no longer allowed to participate.
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After its initial difficulties, it was, he declared, finally 'arespectableacademic discipline'.
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She consulted manyrespectablepeople in the village, but none could see a way out of the difficulty.
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Similarly,respectableand ' ideal ' husbands were expected to work hard to keep their marriages intact.
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The intrinsically clean quarry dust produces arespectableand moral quarrier.
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Only a few years ago it would have sounded bizarre to call language a "resource," except in therespectablesense of culture or literature.
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Each subject has arespectablebibliography, with, in many cases, a discography, videography, and list of related sheet music.
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The level of support that it received from within the musical establishment suggests a highlyrespectableand well-connected body.
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Separate analyses were performed for each prognostic factor in order to obtain arespectabledegree of accuracy considering the size of our patient sample.
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The party was at that time also carrying out a twofold strategy of street activism while maintaining arespectableparliamentary appearance.
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Respectableoutsiders embraced the movement's social work but increasingly rejected its evangelical message.
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The editors have done well to bring together so manyrespectableauthors in this increasingly disparate field and for this they should be congratulated.
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Though he was served food when we ate, interaction between musicians and 'respectable' people was kept to the strictly musical.
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