respectable

/rɪˈspektəbl/📚 7484 254 2六级
Someone or something that is respectable is approved of by society and considered to be morally correct. 体面的

adjective [原级]值得尊敬的,体面的;相当好的,不错的;有一定价值的,相当重要的

You can say that something is respectable when you mean that it is good enough or acceptable.
可接受的

noun [抽象名词]体面

If she divorced Tony, she would lose the respectability she had as Mrs. Tony Tatterton.
如果她和托尼离婚,她将会失去作为托尼•塔特顿太太的体面。

-spect- spic = look, see,表示 “看”respectable adj. 可敬的(respect+able)
respectable 出现在下面的课文中(提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习)
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard respectable 形容词: 体面的,雅观的
单词造句:
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...investments that offer respectable and highly attractive rates of return. …提供不错的、极具吸引力的回报率的投资。
I have to prove myself as a respectable, balanced person. 我得证明自己是一个可敬、沉稳的人。
He came from a perfectly respectable middle-class family. 他来自一个非常体面的中产阶级家庭。
The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man. 过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象,成了一位体面的爱家的男人。

n./adj. 体面的、正派的

褒义
  • a respectable citizen
  • a respectable family
过犹不及He is a bit too respectable for my taste.