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单词 acceptable
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acceptable

This is not acceptable behaviour from a practising barrister.They are the visible signs that we are acceptable to the people we love most on earth.Regulation clearly has an important role in ensuring competition and setting minimum acceptable standards.This will give him a clear message that this behaviour is not acceptable.People still think it is acceptable to behave like that.This is an acceptable compromise between lawn and concrete parking.In no country is it acceptable to take something without paying for it.This method would be quite acceptable if the mercury stayed in place within the filling.Windows that are painted shut are not considered an acceptable alternative.These should be championed to young people as acceptable and worthy choices.Doctors and health advisers should also help ensure that suitable foods are grown to an acceptable standard.The point here again is that the dog must learn that only acceptable behaviour is rewarded.Are we respectful of anyone and when did it become acceptable to behave unacceptably?The price means obvious but acceptable compromises.But he soon transforms into something much more acceptable.The ruling is likely to influence what is considered acceptable in future election literature.It is not acceptable that people from the sidelines were trying to get our centre forward sent off.To allow only views acceptable to the government of the day is the path to centralised conformity and censorship.There may well be acceptable food in Siena.Anything halfway good wasn't acceptable, and there was a lot of attention to detail.

In other languages
acceptable

British English: acceptable /əkˈsɛptəbl/ ADJECTIVE
If a situation or action is acceptable, people approve of it.
It is not acceptable for any country to attack Red Cross buildings during war.
  • American English: acceptable
  • Arabic: مَقْبُول
  • Brazilian Portuguese: aceitável
  • Chinese: 可接受的
  • Croatian: prihvatljiv
  • Czech: přijatelný
  • Danish: acceptabel
  • Dutch: acceptabel
  • European Spanish: aceptable
  • Finnish: hyväksyttävä
  • French: acceptable
  • German: annehmbar
  • Greek: αποδεκτός
  • Italian: accettabile
  • Japanese: 受け入れられる
  • Korean: 받아들일 만한
  • Norwegian: akseptabel
  • Polish: dopuszczalny
  • European Portuguese: aceitável
  • Romanian: acceptabil
  • Russian: приемлемый
  • Latin American Spanish: aceptable
  • Swedish: godtagbar
  • Thai: ที่ยอมรับได้
  • Turkish: kabul edilebilir
  • Ukrainian: прийнятний
  • Vietnamese: chấp nhận được

Chinese translation of 'acceptable'

acceptable

(əkˈsɛptəbl)

adj

  1. (= permissible) 可接受的 (kě jiēshòu de)
  2. (= suitable) 合意的 (héyì de)
  3. (= adequate) 令人满(滿)意的 (lìng rén mǎnyì de)
    acceptable to sb 某人可以接受的 (mǒurén kěyǐ jiēshòu de)
    it is acceptable for sb to do sth 某人做某事是可以接受的 (mǒurén zuò mǒushì shì kěyǐ jiēshòu de)
(adjective) 
Definition
good enough
There was one restaurant that looked acceptable.
Synonyms
satisfactory
I never got a satisfactory answer.
fair
He had a fair command of English.
all right
`How was the school you attended?' `It was all right.'
suitable
She had no other dress suitable for the occasion.
sufficient
There was not sufficient evidence to secure a conviction.
moderate
The drug offered only moderate improvements.
good enough
standard
adequate
One in four people are without adequate homes.
so-so (informal)
Their lunch was only so-so.
tolerable
Is there anywhere tolerable to eat in town?
up to scratch (informal)
passable
The meal was passable, but nothing special.
up to the mark
They get rid of those whose work isn't up to the mark.
Opposites
unacceptable
,
unsatisfactory
,
unsuitable
(adjective) 
Definition
able to be endured
This was beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviour.
Synonyms
tolerable
He described their living conditions as tolerable.
bearable
A cool breeze made the heat pleasantly bearable.
allowable
It ought not to be allowable for anyone else to take the child.
admissible
Convictions will rise now that photographic evidence is admissible.
supportable
endurable
sufferable
(adjective) 
a most acceptable present
Synonyms
pleasant
a pleasant surprise
pleasing
a pleasing view
welcome
a welcome change from the usual routine
satisfying
I find wood carving satisfying.
grateful
refreshing
delightful
The most delightful garden I had ever seen.
gratifying
agreeable
more agreeable and better paid occupations
pleasurable
the most pleasurable experience of the evening

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adequate
Definition
just enough in amount or just good enough in quality
One in four people are without adequate homes.
Synonyms
passable,
acceptable,
middling,
average,
fair,
ordinary,
moderate,
satisfactory,
competent,
mediocre,
so-so (informal),
tolerable,
up to scratch (informal),
presentable,
unexceptional
in the sense of admissible
Definition
allowed to be brought as evidence in court
Convictions will rise now that photographic evidence is admissible.
Synonyms
permissible,
allowed,
permitted,
acceptable,
tolerated,
tolerable,
passable,
allowable
in the sense of agreeable
Definition
pleasant and enjoyable
more agreeable and better paid occupations
Synonyms
pleasant,
pleasing,
satisfying,
acceptable,
delightful,
enjoyable,
gratifying,
pleasurable,
congenial,
to your liking,
to your taste,
likable or likeable

Synonyms of 'acceptable'

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