respectability
n. 體面; 名望; 得體; 高尚
Someone or something that is respectable is approved of by society and considered to be morally correct.
He came from a perfectly respectable middle-class family...
他出身於一個非常正派的中產階級家庭。
It was a highly respectable and what was called an 'old-fashioned' hotel situated not far from Piccadilly.
這是一家非常體面的“老式”旅館,坐落在離皮卡迪利廣場不遠的地方。
You can say that something is respectable when you mean that it is good enough or acceptable.
...investments that offer respectable rates of return...
回報率可觀的投資
At last I have something respectable to wear!
我終於可以穿上體面的衣服了!
1. honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
Mr. Simpson proved to be a man of spotless respectability.
辛普森先生被證明是一位無懈可擊的體面人物.
Most UK bankers still want an air of respectability in banking.
大多數英國銀行家仍然嚮往銀行業那種高尚氣氛.
Mr Sympson proved to be a man of spotless respectability.
辛普森先生原來就是一位無懈可擊的體面人物.
And the husband has to compromise immediately, because it is a question of his respectability.
丈夫不得不立即妥協, 這事關他的名望.
No company should be distracted by a misguided effort to a paragon of social respectability.
為充當承擔社會責任的表率而努力是錯誤的行動,任何公司都不該為此分心.