| 单词 | respectably |
| 释义 | respectably (once / 8203 pages) 1adv 2adv To do something respectably is to act in a proper, presentable, or acceptable way. If your dad asks you to dress respectably for a family wedding, he probably wants you to wear formal, tidy clothes. Sometimes respectably means "decently," or "politely," as when a teacher says, "Stop tap dancing on my desk! We behave respectably in this classroom." Other times, it means something more like "not bad," as when a business owner says, "Our sales team did respectably this quarter." At the root of this adverb is the Latin respectus, "regard," or "act of looking back at one." 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 EXAMPLESJones played respectably in a 27-16 loss to New England on Oct. Seattle Times(Nov 02, 2016) The crust crisped up pretty well in the oven, and the dough was respectably chewy, if a little soggy around the middle. Washington Post(Sep 13, 2016) Additionally, retail sales had gained respectably for three straight months, and Friday's report revealed a further upward revision to June's data. US News(Aug 12, 2016) 1 adv in a decent and morally reputable manner 2the film ends with the middle-aged romancers respectably married adv to a tolerably worthy extent he did respectably well for his age Syn creditably |
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