Respectability
[rɪ,spektə'bɪlɪtɪ] or [rɪ,spɛktə'bɪləti]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation.
編輯:露西尔--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The state or quality of being respectable; the state or quality which deserves or commands respect.
編輯:雷金纳德
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Estimableness, reputableness, respectableness.
手打:西格蒙德
娱乐性解釋/意思：
n. The offspring of a liaison between a bald head and a bank account.
哈罗德手打
例句/造句/用法:
- He surrounded himself with an atmosphere of respectability, and walked secure in it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Consider Mr. Collins's respectability, and Charlotte's steady, prudent character. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- Since she cares so little for me as to care nothing for undermining my respectability, she shall go her way and I will go mine. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Can't a fellow take a little innocent amusement now and then without losing his respectability? 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- It is only the nucleus that can be guessed at; the fringe which shades out into various degrees of respectability remains entirely unmeasured. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- You ladies go to church to learn how to get along in the world, I suppose, and your piety sheds respectability on us. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- The comfort, respectability and dignity of a large family, which depend so much on clothes, may be ensured at the cost of a few dollars. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- It is your respectability and humanity that licenses and protects his brutality. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- We don't want genius in this country, unless it is accompanied by respectability--and then we are very glad to have it, very glad indeed. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Freed from a cold and over-chaperoned respectability they compete with the devil. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- He has twice your money, twice your common sense, equal connections, equal respectability. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Rendered complete by drab pantaloons and a buff waistcoat, I thought Mr. Barkis a phenomenon of respectability. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Respectability, an excellent connexion for me, common sense, everything! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- He did not name him, but assured us he was a nobleman of fortune and of great respectability. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Even the fact that no one knew his Christian name, seemed to form a part of his respectability. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
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