respectable
adjective uk/rɪˈspek.tə.bəl/ us/rɪˈspek.tə.bəl/
B2 体面的;得体的;值得尊敬的
considered to be socially acceptable because of your good character, appearance, or behaviour
a respectable young woman from a good family 出身良好、端庄贤淑的年轻女子
This part of the city has become quite respectable in the last ten years. 在过去的10年中,这一城区已经变得相当好。
I wore my boring, respectable suit to the interview. 我穿上了那套呆板、体面的正装去参加面试。
C2 (数量)足够的;质量不错的;相当好的
A respectable amount or quality is large enough or of a good enough standard to be acceptable.
She earns a respectable salary. 她的薪水颇为丰厚。
The final score was a respectable 2–1. 最后比分是2比1,还不错。
- More examples
- She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.
- He let out a torrent of abuse, none of it printable in a respectable daily newspaper.
- It's a perfectly respectable way to earn a living.
- She was from a very respectable family.
- I did the course in a respectable 45 minutes.
Idiom
make yourself respectableidiom humorous 穿上衣服;穿戴整齐;能出门见人
to put on clothes so that you are in a suitable state to meet someone
Could you wait a minute while I make myself respectable? 您稍等一下让我穿戴整齐好不好?