Respectable
[rɪ'spektəb(ə)l] or [rɪ'spɛktəbl]
解释:
(adj.) characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; 'a respectable woman' .
杰奎琳编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen.
(a.) Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable performance; a respectable audience.
埃斯蒂斯整理
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Worthy, good, considerable, laudable
ANT:Unworthy, bad, unrespectable, mean, inconsiderable
迭戈手打
例句:
- Any of the staid, respectable, aged people who were there that night can testify to the truth of that statement. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Fanny was disposed to think the influence of London very much at war with all respectable attachments. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- This neighbour was a tradesman in a large way of business, who lived in a very respectable style of comfort. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- Shirley never laughed at her former governess; even the little formalities and harmless peculiarities of that lady were respectable in her eyes. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- There I parted from my old pals and determined to settle down to a quiet and respectable life. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- It has been steadily rising, and has got up to a very respectable figure now. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Those friends were the Yollands--respectable, worthy people, a credit to the neighbourhood. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- To have imposed any derogatory work upon him, would have been to inflict a wanton insult on the feelings of a most respectable man. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- This remark he offers like a most respectable tradesman anxious to execute an order neatly and to the perfect satisfaction of his customer. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Answer:--which proved fatal to the inquiry for ten years--Mr. Vholes is considered, in the profession, a MOST respectable man. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- For note that Jesus did not set up some external fetich: he did not say, make your neighbor righteous, or chaste, or respectable. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- Both very respectable, she added. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- When next they met she said abruptly, He is much more respectable now than he was then! 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- Are you quite sure— If he is fit for respectable society? 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- It wouldn't be respectable. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
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