单词 | respectable |
释义 | respectable[ ri-spek-tuh-buhl ] / rɪˈspɛk tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR respectable ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveworthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen. of good social standing, reputation, etc.: a respectable neighborhood. suitable or good enough to be seen or used: respectable clothes; respectable language. of moderate excellence; fairly good; fair: a respectable performance. appreciable in size, number, or amount: a respectable turnout. Origin of respectableFirst recorded in 1580–90; respect + -able SYNONYMS FOR respectable1 honorable. 4 middling, passable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR respectable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM respectableDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for respectableBritish Dictionary definitions for respectablerespectable / (rɪˈspɛktəbəl) / adjectivehaving or deserving the respect of other people; estimable; worthy having good social standing or reputation having socially or conventionally acceptable morals, standards, etca respectable woman relatively or fairly good; considerablea respectable salary fit to be seen by other people; presentable Derived forms of respectablerespectability or rare respectableness, nounrespectably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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