respectable /rɪˈspɛktəbəl/ CET6 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Someone or something that is respectable is approved of by society and considered to be morally correct. 体面的

  例：

  He came from a perfectly respectable middle-class family.

  他来自一个非常体面的中产阶级家庭。

• 2. 

  respectability N-UNCOUNT 体面

  例：

  If she divorced Tony, she would lose the respectability she had as Mrs. Tony Tatterton.

  如果她和托尼离婚，她将会失去作为托尼•塔特顿太太的体面。

• 3. 

  ADJ You can say that something is respectable when you mean that it is good enough or acceptable. 可接受的

  例：

  ...investments that offer respectable and highly attractive rates of return.

  …提供不错的、极具吸引力的回报率的投资。