Respectably
[ri'spektəbli]
解释:
(adv.) in a decent and morally reputable manner; 'the film ends with the middle-aged romancers respectably married'.
(adv.) to a tolerably worthy extent; 'he did respectably well for his age'.
编辑:勒罗伊--From WordNet
例句:
- Seeing a respectably-dressed person, a lady as she supposed, she came forward with civility. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- She was dressed quite respectably, and a colored man followed her, bringing along a small trunk. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- One of these is a respectably-dressed mulatto woman between forty and fifty, with soft eyes and a gentle and pleasing physiognomy. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- Ve-ry respectably, my dear! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- I distinctly saw his hand move, as he passed a short, stout man, respectably dressed in a suit of sober grey. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Never was any funeral so numerously and so respectably attended in any part of the States of America. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- Miss Smith is a very good sort of girl; and I should be happy to see her respectably settled. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
编辑:勒罗伊