释义 |
respect /ri-spektˈ/ transitive verb- To treat with consideration, refrain from violating
- To feel or show esteem, deference, or honour to
- To look to, regard, consider, take into account
- To heed
- To refer to, relate to, have reference to (archaic)
- To value (a thing) (Shakespeare)
- To face, look at (obsolete and heraldry)
intransitive verb (rare)To face (towards) noun- Heed (Spenser)
- An aspect (obsolete)
- A particular
- A relation
- Reference
- Regard
- Consideration
- Partiality or favour towards (with of)
- Deferential esteem
- (often in pl) a greeting or message of esteem, as in pay one's respects
interjection (slang)Expressing admiration ORIGIN: L respicere, respectum, from re- back, and specere to look respectabilˈity noun respecˈtabilize or respecˈtabilise transitive verb To make respectable respecˈtable adjective - Worthy of respect
- Considerable
- Passable
- Mediocre
- Of good social standing (obsolete)
- Fairly well-to-do
- Decent and well-behaved
- Reputable
- Seemly
- Presentable
- Timidly or priggishly conventional
respecˈtableness noun respecˈtably adverb respecˈtant adjective - Facing each other (heraldry)
- Looking back
respecˈter noun A person who respects, esp in respecter of persons, someone or something that singles out an individual or individuals for unduly favourable treatment (usu in neg) respectˈful adjective Showing or feeling respect respectˈfully adverb respectˈfulness noun respectˈing preposition - Concerning
- Considering
respecˈtive adjective - Having respect
- Regardful, considerate (Shakespeare)
- Heedful
- Discriminating
- Respectful (obsolete)
- Worthy of respect (Shakespeare)
- Relative
- Particular or several, relating to each distributively
respecˈtively adverb respecˈtiveness noun respectˈless adjective Regardless in respect of - In the matter of
- Because of (obsolete)
- In comparison with (obsolete)
respect of persons Undue favour, eg for wealth, etc with respect to With regard to |