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单词 respectful
释义
respectful
adjective
uk
/rɪˈspekt.fəl/us
/rɪˈspekt.fəl/

respectfuladjective(ADMIRATION)

C1
showingadmirationfor someone or something:
毕恭毕敬的；表示尊敬的；尊重的
"We're sopleasedtomeetyou at last," he said in a respectfultoneofvoice.“我们终于和您见面了，真是万分高兴，”他毕恭毕敬地说道。
Opposite
disrespectful
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Showing respect and admiration
  • admiration
  • admire
  • admiring
  • admiringly
  • approving
  • approvingly
  • freedom
  • fulsomely
  • fulsomeness
  • glorify
  • hallow
  • homage
  • honour
  • payyourrespectsidiom
  • putsomeoneon a pedestalidiom
  • respectfully
  • retire
  • retire a numberidiom
  • revere
  • reverence
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respectfuladjective(HONOUR)

C1
showingpolitenessorhonourto someone or something:
恭敬的；按照礼仪的；有礼貌的
There was a respectful two-minutesilenceas werememberedthesoldierswho haddiedin thewar.在纪念战争中阵亡将士的仪式上，我们心怀崇敬默哀两分钟。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
polite
  • politeHe was always such a polite child.
  • courteousAlthough she often disagreed with me, she was always courteous.
  • respectfulHe was respectful towards his elders.
  • well manneredThey were quiet, well mannered children.
  • chivalrousHe held open the door in that chivalrous way of his.
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be respectful ofsomething
toacceptthat something isimportantand not totrytochangeit orcauseoffence:
尊重；遵奉；礼待
Hetaughthischildrento be respectful of othercultures.他教导他的孩子们要尊重其他文化。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Polite and respectful
  • candy coat
  • candy-coated
  • chivalrous
  • chivalrously
  • chivalry
  • courtly
  • couth
  • deferential
  • deferentially
  • euphemistic
  • graciously
  • graciousness
  • keep a civil tongue inyourheadidiom
  • manner
  • mind/watch your mannersidiom
  • sugarcoat
  • super-polite
  • tactful
  • tactfully
  • ultra-civilized
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Accepting & agreeing
(Definition ofrespectfulfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrespectful

respectful
What constitutesrespectfulengagement with the instrument rather than exploitative appropriation of its design, attributes, sounds and performance techniques?
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While properlyrespectful, the aura of reverential incense all too easily associated with this figure is eschewed.
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Sensitivity to this dynamic may help address the distinction betweenrespectfulborrowing and exploitation.
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It should berespectfulof their human rights.
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A constructor isrespectfulif whenever its first-order function arguments arerespectful, then also the first-order function result isrespectful.
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The research team's efforts to create an equitable,respectfulenvironment were not always successful.
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Such traditions, she argues, ' ' are designed to be meaningful, and it is this function that makes them worthy ofrespectfulstudy.
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After the reform became law, the government's attitude towards the civil service unions became lessrespectfuland some strike action was threatened early in 2004.
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It is the author's contention that cross-cultural borrowing can berespectfuland legitimate, if not invaluable.
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I concluded that borrowing is unavoidable and that crosscultural borrowing can berespectfuland legitimate, if not invaluable.
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All animals who can suffer are equally entitled torespectfuland humane treatment, regardless of their species.
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Instead of melodramatic confrontation industrial reformers advocated a language ofrespectfulnegotiation among reasonable men, with differing but not necessarily incompatible interests.
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Physicians must berespectfulof patient values and convey respect.
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Although it is the hard-liners on both sides who get the most media attention, there have been calmer, morerespectfulvoices seeking common ground.
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This treatment is rendered with not only effective communication (needed in the consent process) but with a caring andrespectfulaffective component.
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