respectable

[US]/rɪˈspektəbl/
[UK]/rɪˈspektəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 人格高尚的;值得尊敬的
n. 可敬的人
Word Forms

Example Sentences

a respectable botanical text.

相当重要的植物学文章。

a respectable sum of money.

一笔数量相当大的钱

a respectable young man

一位可敬的年轻人

a perfectly respectable pair of pyjamas.

多么体面的一套睡衣!。

He was respectable and no one questioned.

他品格高尚, 没有人怀疑。

She seems respectable enough.

她看上去挺体面的。

He gets a respectable income.

他的收入很可观。

they thought the stage no life for a respectable lady.

他们认为演戏不适合正派女人。

a respectable second-class degree.

较体面的第二等学位。

He is too respectable for my taste.

那个人太高雅了, 我不喜欢。

He was adopted into a respectable family.

他被一有声望的家族所收养。

It was an eminently respectable boarding school.

这是所非常好的寄宿学校。

America's GDP grew by a respectable 2.6 per cent.

美国的国内生产总值增长了2.6%,还算过得去。

ordinary working stiffs in respectable offices.

在体面办公室里工作的普通而且因循守旧的人。

It was contemptible of him to speak like that about a respectable teacher!

他这样议论一位受人尊敬的教师真是为人所不齿!

He got into trouble for seducing the daughter of a respectable tradesman.

他因为引诱一个有名望的商人的女儿而惹上了麻烦。

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