respectable
英 [rɪ'spektəb(ə)l]
美[rɪ'spɛktəbl]
- adj. 值得尊敬的；人格高尚的；相当数量的
- n. 可敬的人
词态变化
副词: respectably;
英英释意
- 1. worthy of respect;
- "a respectable woman"
- 2. deserving of esteem and respect;
- "all respectable companies give guarantees"
- "ruined the family's good name"
- 3. large in amount or extent or degree;
- "it cost a considerable amount"
- "a goodly amount"
- "received a hefty bonus"
- "a respectable sum"
- "a tidy sum of money"
- "a sizable fortune"
英文词源
- respectable (adj.)
- "worthy of esteem," 1580s; see respect (v.) + -able. Sense of "having an honest reputation" is from 1755. That of "occupying a fairly good position in society" is c. 1800. Related: Respectably.
同义词辨析
respectable, respectful
这两个形容词均可表示"可尊敬的"之意。
respectable： 指因品质、人格或身份等高尚或高贵而受到他人的尊敬。
respectful： 指对人表示尊敬或敬意。
考试真题
- Each interactive textbook is a media-heavy experience built from the ground up, and you can tell that it takes a respectable amount of manpower to put together each one.
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- His father was a clerk in the British navy pay office –a respectable position, but wish little social status.
出自-2017年考研阅读原文
- Dicken’s mother supposedly came from a more respectable family.
出自-2017年考研阅读原文
- Dickens' mother supposedly came from a more respectable family.
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- his father was a clerk in the British Navy Pay office—a respectable position, but with little social status.
2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- a highly respectable neighbourhood
- 非常体面的社区
牛津词典
- a respectable married man
- 正派的已婚男子
牛津词典
- Go and make yourself look respectable.
- 去把自己弄得体面点儿。
牛津词典
- a perfectly respectable result
- 非常好的结果
牛津词典
- respectably dressed
- 穿得体面
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...investments that offer respectable rates of return...
- 回报率可观的投资
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- At last I have something respectable to wear!
- 我终于可以穿上体面的衣服了！
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
- 表面上道貌岸然的人或有声望的家庭,却有着骇人听闻,多年不让人知道的秘密,这样的事情我们经常在小说里读到.
《用法词典》
- There was no question that Benz had a respectable past.
- 毫无疑问奔弛有着辉煌的过去.
期刊摘选
- It was an eminently respectable boarding school.
- 这是所非常好的寄宿学校.
《简明英汉词典》
- He's our good respectable and admirable president.
- 他是受我们尊重和爱戴的好主席.
期刊摘选
- But we voters can still do a respectable job in the CEO selection process.
- 然而我们这些选民在这场CEO的选秀中还是可以有所作为的.
期刊摘选
- More than centuries a century ago, the piano a status symbol in every respectable American pianolaparlor.
- 一个世纪前, 钢琴师每个美国客厅的地位象征.
期刊摘选
- Services are not considered an honorable & respectable career in Chinese culture.
- 在中国的文化中,服务业并不受人尊重.
期刊摘选
- He is said to have been a man of respectable position.
- 据说他曾是一个是地位很高的人.
期刊摘选
- There was no question that Chrysler had a respectable past.
- 毫无疑问,克莱斯勒公司有着光辉的历史.
辞典例句
- I must go and put on a clean shirt and make myself look respectable.
- 我得去换件干净的衬衫,让自己看上去体面些.
《简明英汉词典》
- He got into trouble for seducing the daughter of a respectable tradesman.
- 他因为引诱一个有名望的商人的女儿而惹上了麻烦.
《简明英汉词典》
- His savings were just enough to pay for a respectable funeral.
- 他的存款刚好够办一个体面的葬礼.
《简明英汉词典》
- Year by year a few of these slang terms prove so useful that they graduate into respectable society.
- 年复一年,这些俚语中的一些证明是十分有用的,因而逐渐进入了上流社会.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He is too respectable for my taste.
- 那个人太高雅了,我不喜欢.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- One's bearing is respectable.
- 品貌端庄.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- She seems respectable enough.
- 她看上去挺体面的.
《简明英汉词典》