respectability

名词

1. 1

   体面、名望、受人敬重

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

   经过多年努力，这家人终于赢得了体面的社会地位。

2. 2

   正派、规矩、循规蹈矩有时带贬义

   She resented the dull respectability of her suburban neighborhood.

   她厌恶郊区社区那种沉闷的循规蹈矩。

3. 3

   可信度、水准

   The new evidence gave his theory a degree of respectability.

   新的证据让他的理论有了一定的可信度。