| 单词 | respectable |
| 释义 | respectable (once / 223 pages) 1adj 2adj Something or someone respectable is honest, good, and proper. Respectable behavior includes things like contributing to charity, volunteering at an animal shelter, and helping your friends study vocabulary. Anything or anyone respectable deserves respect for being honorable or moral. If you return a wallet that you find on the street, that’s respectable behavior. People would probably view you as a respectable person. However, if you removed all the money from the wallet before returning it, that’s not respectable. Respectable can also be used to describe to an adequate or large amount of something. If you return the wallet untouched, you might get a respectable sum as a reward. WORD FAMILYrespectable: respectability, respectabler, respectablest, respectably, unrespectable+/disrespect: disrespected, disrespecting, disrespects/disrespectful: disrespectfully/respect: disrespect, respectable, respected, respecter, respectful, respecting, respects, self-respect/respectability: respectabilities/respecter: respecters/respectful: disrespectful, respectfully, respectfulness, self-respectful/respecting: self-respecting/unrespectable: unrespectability USAGE EXAMPLESKentucky became respectable and broke .500 to reach its first bowl game in six seasons. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Doing so transformed the drama from a respectable adaptation into an enjoyable TV series. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) They straddle the boundaries of the public and private, the respectable and the reviled. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1adj deserving of esteem and respect all respectable companies give guarantees Syn estimable, good, honorable reputable having a good reputation 2adj characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals 2a respectable woman Syn|Ant good having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified reputablehaving a good reputation decent, nicesocially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous presentablefit to be seen solid, upstandingmeriting respect or esteem worthyhaving worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable unrespectable unworthy of respect adj large in amount or extent or degree a respectable sum Syn goodish, goodly, healthy, hefty, sizable, sizeable, tidy considerable large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree |
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