respectability

名詞

1. 1

   體面、名望、受人敬重

   After years of hard work, the family finally achieved respectability.

   經過多年努力，這家人終於贏得了體面的社會地位。

2. 2

   正派、規矩、循規蹈矩有時帶貶義

   She resented the dull respectability of her suburban neighborhood.

   她厭惡郊區社區那種沉悶的循規蹈矩。

3. 3

   可信度、水準

   The new evidence gave his theory a degree of respectability.

   新的證據讓他的理論有了一定的可信度。