Someone or something that is respectable is approved of by society and considered to be morally correct.
例句
He came from a perfectly respectable middle-class family...他出身于一個非常正派的中產(chǎn)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。
ADJ-GRADED
好的;可觀的;令人滿意的
You can say that something is respectable when you mean that it is good enough or acceptable.
例句
...investments that offer respectable rates of return...回報率可觀的投資At last I have something respectable to wear!我終于可以穿上體面的衣服了！
英漢詞典釋義
n.
體面;名望;得體；高尚；崇高
The country has again achieved international respectability after years of isolation.幾年的孤立之后， 該國又重新建立了國際聲望。Her presence lent an air of respectability to the occasion.她的到場使那種場合增添了崇高的氣氛。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation