respectable

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◎ 单词释义

adj.值得尊重的;体面的;不错的;可观的

副词: respectably 名词: respectableness

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adj

1. large in amount or extent or degree

e.g. it cost a considerable amount
a goodly amount
received a hefty bonus
a respectable sum
a tidy sum of money
a sizable fortune

Synonym: goodlygoodishhealthyheftysizablesizeabletidy

2. deserving of esteem and respect

e.g. all respectable companies give guarantees
ruined the family's good name

Synonym: estimablegoodhonorable

3. characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

e.g. a respectable woman

1. 体面的;可敬的;正派的
Someone or something that is respectable is approved of by society and considered to be morally correct.

e.g. He came from a perfectly respectable middle-class family...
他出身于一个非常正派的中产阶级家庭。
e.g. It was a highly respectable and what was called an 'old-fashioned' hotel situated not far from Piccadilly.
这是一家非常体面的“老式”旅馆,坐落在离皮卡迪利广场不远的地方。

respectably
She's respectably dressed in jeans and sweatshirt.
她穿着牛仔裤和运动衫,非常得体。respectability
If she divorced Tony, she would lose the respectability she had as Mrs Tony Tatterton.
如果她和托尼离婚,将失去她作为托尼·塔特滕夫人的名望。

2. 好的;可观的;令人满意的
You can say that something is respectable when you mean that it is good enough or acceptable.

e.g. ...investments that offer respectable rates of return...
回报率可观的投资
e.g. At last I have something respectable to wear!
我终于可以穿上体面的衣服了!

1. respectable的解释

1. 可敬的:respectful恭敬的 | respectable可敬的 | regretful懊悔的

2. 可尊敬的:respect 尊敬 | respectable 可尊敬的 | respectful 表示敬意

3. 受人尊重的:seemingly 表面上地 | respectable 受人尊重的 | conceal 隐藏

以上就是本站详细整理的词语respectable是什么意思的翻译解释,供大家参考一下。

respectable的用法及例句:

I insisted on the funeral being respectable.(我坚持要把丧礼办得体面点。)

She is a respectable woman.(她是个受人尊敬的女人。)

He was a respectable priest, around 40 years old.(这个杀人狂约40岁左右,是一名人人尊敬的牧师。)

He came from a perfectly respectable middle-class family.(他来自一个非常体面的中产阶级家庭。)

The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man.(过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象,成了一位体面的爱家的男人。)

This is he whom I adopted and would make respectable!(这就是我收养的,想培养成体面人的流浪儿!)

Huck, we can't let you into the gang if you ain't respectable, you know.(哈克,你要是不体面,我们就不能接受你入伙。)

Dickens's mother supposedly came from a more respectable family.(据说狄更斯的母亲来自一个更有名望的家庭。)

Film was not considered a respectable subject.(大家不认为电影是个受尊敬的学科。)

He was adopted into a respectable family.(他被一家有声望的人家收养。)

Thucydides was a great and respectable man.