respectable

/rɪˈspektəbl/📚 7484 75 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
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard respectable 形容词: 体面的,雅观的
单词造句:

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.