| 单词 | respectable |
| 释义 | respectable adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤be, look, seem可敬；看上去得体；好像得体▸➤become变得体面adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常体面▸➤eminently, highly非常有名望；极体面◆it was an eminently respectable boarding school.这是所非常好的寄宿学校。➤entirely, perfectly完全值得尊敬▸➤almost几乎得体▸➤enough够体面◆she seems respectable enough.她看上去挺体面的。➤apparently, seemingly表面上／看上去得体▸➤academically, intellectually学术上值得尊敬；智力高 respectable adjectiverespectable ♦︎ decent ♦︎ reputable ♦︎ honourable ♦︎ law-abidingthese words all describe sb/sth that is considered by society to be good and morally acceptable.这些词均表示体面的、得体的、正派的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a respectable / a decent / an honourable / a law-abiding man / woman◆respectable / decent / honourable / law-abiding people◆a respectable / decent / law-abiding citizen / member of the community◆respectable / decent / law-abiding folk◆a respectable / reputable firm / organization◆to do the decent / honourable thing◆perfectly / very respectable / decent / reputable / honourable■ respectable considered by society to be socially or morally acceptable体面的；得体的；值得尊敬的◆this is a respectable neighbourhood.这是一个体面的住宅区。◆i'm a respectable married woman.我是一个正派的已婚女人。◆it's about time you got yourself a respectable job.你该给自己找份体面的工作了。◆ (rather informal, spoken) go and make yourself look respectable.去把你自己弄得体面点儿。 opp disreputable → sordid ⓘ disreputable is opposite in meaning to respectable, not reputable. * disreputable 是 respectable 的反义词，而非 reputable 的反义词。▸ respectability /rɪspektəbɪləti/ noun [uncountable] ◆middle-class notions of respectability中产阶级对体面的看法▸ respectably adverb◆mrs wilson dressed quietly and respectably in grey or black.威尔逊夫人穿着灰黑色的衣服，朴素而得体。■ decent /diːsnt/ [usually before noun](of people or behaviour) honest and fair; treating people with respect and deserving the respect of others（人或行为举止）正派的，公平的，合乎礼节的◆these are ordinary, decent, hard-working people.这都是些勤劳正派的普通人。◆the chairman must now do the decent thing and resign.主席现在必须辞职，这才是体面之举。▸ decency noun [uncountable] ◆we need to restore values of decency, caring and understanding to our society.我们得让社会回归正派、关爱和包容的价值观。▸ decently adverb◆we always try to treat prisoners decently.我们总是尽可能地对犯人以礼相待。■ reputable /repjətəbl/ honest and known to provide a good service信誉好的；值得信赖的◆buy your car from a reputable dealer.要从有信誉的经销商那里买车。ⓘ reputable is usually used about companies and people involved in business or trade. * reputable 通常修饰从事买卖的公司和商人。 ➡ see also reputation → reputation ■ honourable (bre) (name honorable) /ɒnərəbl; name ɑːnərəbl/ showing high moral standards; behaving in a way that means you keep the respect of other people品格高尚的；保全脸面的◆he was an honourable man who could not lie.他是个高尚的人，不会说谎。◆the only honourable thing to do is to resign.唯一能保全脸面的就是辞职。opp dishonourable → despicable ➡ see also honour → integrity , honour → reputation , honourable → worthy ▸ honourably (bre) (name honorably) adverb◆he served honourably during his 44 years in office.他在任 44 年，忠于职守。note 辨析 decent or honourable?sometimes you can use either word.这两个词有时可通用◆it's time she did the decent / honourable thing and resigned.她是时候辞职以保名节了。however, being honourable often involves more serious moral choices than being decent. decent people work hard and treat other people with respect in their ordinary, everyday lives. honourable people tell the truth, are honest with money and loyal to other people and their country, even when this is very difficult or dangerous or when other people are lying or cheating. you can live decently and die honourably but not◆live honourably and ◆die decently 不过，honourable 往往比 decent 要有更大的道德承担。decent 指人在日常生活中努力工作，尊重他人。honourable 指人在困难或危险的处境下依然讲真话，诚实赚钱，忠于他人和国家，即使众人都在说谎或欺骗时亦能保持如此。可以说 live decently 和 die honourably。但不说 live honourably，也不说 die decently。■ law-abiding /lɔː əbaɪdɪŋ/ obeying and respecting the law遵纪守法的；安分守己的◆the police have been preventing ordinary law-abiding citizens from going about their own business.警方一直在妨碍普通守法公民的正常生活。ⓘ law-abiding is usually used when sb who usually obeys the law is treated as if they have broken it, or in comparison with people who do break the law. * law-abiding 常用来表示守法者被当作违法者对待，或与违法者相对。respectablefairly good; not giving you any reason to feel ashamed相当好的；不丢面子的◆it was a perfectly respectable result.这是个非常好的结果。◆economic growth has averaged at a respectable 2.5 per cent.经济增长率平均为 2.5%，相当不错。ⓘ respectable is used especially to talk about sb/sth's performance in a game, competition or entertainment, or in business. * respectable 尤用于形容某人或某事物在比赛、竞争、表演或生意中的表现。▸ respectably adverb◆the candidate did respectably rather than brilliantly.该候选人表现得相当不错，但说不上杰出。respectableconsidered by society to be socially or morally acceptable体面的；得体的；值得尊敬的◆this is a respectable neighbourhood.这是一个体面的住宅区。◆i'm a respectable married woman.我是一个正派的已婚女人。◆it's about time you got yourself a respectable job.你该给自己找份体面的工作了。◆ (rather informal, spoken) go and make yourself look respectable.去把你自己弄得体面点儿。 opp disreputable → sordid ⓘ disreputable is opposite in meaning to respectable, not reputable. * disreputable 是 respectable 的反义词，而非 reputable 的反义词。▸ respectability /rɪspektəbɪləti/ noun [uncountable] ◆middle-class notions of respectability中产阶级对体面的看法▸ respectably adverb◆mrs wilson dressed quietly and respectably in grey or black.威尔逊夫人穿着灰黑色的衣服，朴素而得体。respectable/rɪˈspektəbl ||; rɪˈspɛktəbḷ/adj1. considered by society to be good, proper or correct （社会上认为）得体的，正确的，体面的: ◇a respectable family 体面的家庭◇he combed his hair and tried to look respectable for the interview. 他把头发梳理整齐，想在面试时显得得体一点。 2. quite good or large 相当好的；相当大的: ◇a respectable salary 可观的薪酬 ➔respectability /rɪˌspektəˈbɪləti ||; rɪˌspɛktəˈbɪlətɪ/ noun [u] respectablesee ⇨ good 8 re·spec·ta·ble /rɪ`spɛktəbḷ; rɪˈspektəbəl/adj 1. behaving in a way that people think is socially acceptable or morally right ［行为］受人尊敬的; 正派的:◇a respectable middle-class family 一个受人尊敬的中产阶级家庭 2. neatly dressed and not dirty or untidy ［穿着］体面的:◇do i look respectable? 我看上去体面吗？ 3. good enough; satisfactory 相当好的; 令人满意的:◇a respectable score 相当好的得分 |
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