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re·spect·able
/rɪˈspɛktəbəl/
品格高尚的人(
a
.)值得尊重的,人格高尚的,不少的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Re·spect·a·ble
a.
1.
Worthy
of
respect
;
fitted
to
awaken
esteem
;
deserving
regard
;
hence
,
of
good
repute
;
not
mean
;
as
,
a
respectable
citizen
.
“The
respectable
quarter
of
Sicca.”
No
government
,
any
more
than
an
individual
,
will
long
be
respected
,
without
being
truly
respectable
.
--
Madison
.
2.
Moderate
in
degree
of
excellence
or
in
number
;
as
,
a
respectable
performance
;
a
respectable
audience
.
--
Re*spect*a*ble*ness
,
n.
--
Re*spect*a*bly
,
adv.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
respectable
adj
1:
worthy
of
respect
; "
a
respectable
woman
" [
ant
:
unrespectable
]
2:
deserving
of
esteem
and
respect
; "
all
respectable
companies
give
guarantees
"; "
ruined
the
family's
good
name
" [
syn
:
estimable
,
good
,
honorable
]
3:
large
in
amount
or
extent
or
degree
; "
it
cost
a
considerable
amount
"; "
a
goodly
amount
"; "
received
a
hefty
bonus
"; "
a
respectable
sum
"; "
a
tidy
sum
of
money
"; "
a
sizable
fortune
" [
syn
:
goodly
,
goodish
,
hefty
,
sizable
,
sizeable
,
tidy
]
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