Word · Frequency #20112
disreputable
名声不好的；不光彩的；不体面的
Having a bad reputation; not respectable.
- 1.
Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
不体面的,声誉不佳的；不光彩的。
- 2.
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
缺乏品格、行为或外貌的体面
不体面的,声誉不佳的；不光彩的。；缺乏品格、行为或外貌的体面；名誉不好的；不光彩的；声名狼藉的
In use
The company hired a disreputable lawyer known for unethical practices.
They avoided the disreputable part of town after dark.
His disreputable behavior at the party shocked everyone.
disreputable + noun
He was known as a disreputable character.
他以名誉不好的性格而闻名。
be + disreputable
The establishment is disreputable.
该机构声名狼藉。
become + disreputable
The company became disreputable after the scandal.
Connections
Collocations
- disreputable character
- 名声不好的人；品格卑劣者
- The police were watching several disreputable characters in the crowd.警方正在监视人群中的几个名声不好的人。
- disreputable past
- 不光彩的过去
- The candidate's disreputable past was uncovered by reporters.记者的报道揭露了这位候选人不光彩的过去。
- disreputable behavior
- 不光彩的行为
- His disreputable behavior at the party shocked everyone.他在聚会上的不光彩行为令所有人震惊。
- disreputable establishment
- 名声不佳的场所
- They refused to enter the disreputable establishment.他们拒绝进入那家名声不佳的场所。
- disreputable element
- 不良分子；名声不好的人
- The neighborhood was plagued by disreputable elements.这个街区一直受到不良分子的滋扰。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
disreputable = dis(否定) + reputable(体面的)：体面的名声被否定，即声誉不佳、不光彩。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：newspaper editorials、academic writing、literary descriptions 「disreputable」通常属于较正式的用词，多用于书面语、新闻评论或文学描写，日常口语中不太常见；表达“名声不好、不体面”时，比较常见于正式语境。
Grammar Note
形容词，常用作定语或表语，意为'名声不好的'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
reputable 与 disreputable 押韵。disputable、computable、indisputable 虽然拼写都以 -putable 结尾，但重音在 -pu- 上，读 /pjuː/，与 disreputable 不押韵。reputation 共享词首 reput-，但读音和词尾不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.