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BNC: 4946 COCA: 7353

respectable

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respectable /rɪˈspɛktəbəl/ adjective
respectable
/rɪˈspɛktəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of RESPECTABLE
[more respectable; most respectable]
: considered to be good, correct, or acceptable : decent or correct in character, behavior, or appearance体面的;正派的;名声好的
: fairly good相当好的;不错的

— respectability

/rɪˌspɛktəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount]

— respectably

/rɪˈspɛktəbli/ adverb
BNC: 4946 COCA: 7353

respectable

1 of 2

adjective

re·​spect·​able ri-ˈspek-tə-bəl How to pronounce respectable (audio)
1
: worthy of respect : estimable
2
: decent or correct in character or behavior : proper
3
a
: fair in size or quantity
a respectable amount
b
: moderately good : tolerable
4
: fit to be seen : presentable
respectable clothes
respectability noun
respectableness noun
respectably adverb

respectable

2 of 2

noun

: a respectable person

Example Sentences

Adjective She comes from a very respectable family. no respectable dietician would advise people to eat just one kind of food
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
That’s up notably from last year ($1.63 billion) and down a respectable 21 percent from 2019. Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 The craft behind them is absolutely respectable, and if sushi appeals to you as part of the meal, go for it. Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 Sorry, Huskies, your football program is respectable, but the SEC is not for you. Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 Biden, who entered office with a respectable 53.6 percent, fell below 50 percent in August 2021 and has been in the low 40s since January. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 13 May 2022 The lefty has moved to the rotation after starting the season in the bullpen and has had very little decision luck, a respectable 4.38 ERA affording Ashby just a 2-8 record on the year. Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 Grading website Pro Football Focus gave Harris a respectable grade just north of 70 and a pass-blocking grade of 75.3. Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 July 2022 Baby food has weaker, if still respectable, prospects. Carol Ryan, WSJ, 27 July 2022 Still, the new CPU is a respectable step up in performance from the 10th-generation Core i5 in the first Laptop Go, especially in graphics performance. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 20 July 2022
Noun
Shaken respectables thought the Paris Commune had crossed the Atlantic. Sean Wilentz, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1814, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of respectable was in 1599
BNC: 4946 COCA: 7353
respectable

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, look, seem可敬;看上去得體;好像得體become變得體面ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常體面eminently, highly非常有名望;極體面It was an eminently respectable boarding school.這是所非常好的寄宿學校。entirely, perfectly完全值得尊敬almost幾乎得體enough夠體面She seems respectable enough.她看上去挺體面的。apparently, seemingly表面上/看上去得體academically, intellectually學術上值得尊敬;智力高

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