Word · Frequency #20300
presentable
像样的;体面的;整洁的
核心释义
Clean, tidy, and attractive enough to be shown to or seen by other people.
- 1.
体面的;整洁的;足以见人或给人的。
In good enough shape to be shown or offered to other people; tidy; attractive.
- 2.
适合见人的
fit to be seen
- 3.
可接受的;值得考虑的。
Acceptable; worth considering.
- 4.
可被授予圣职的。
Capable of being presented to a church living.
可接受的;过得去的;有资格被授予教区圣职的;体面的;整洁的;足以见人或给人的。;适合见人的;可接受的;值得考虑的。
用法In use
She made sure her outfit was presentable before the job interview.
用法提示:这里的 'presentable' 表示她的穿着适合被别人看到。
The living room was finally presentable after hours of cleaning.
用法提示:这里的 'presentable' 表示客厅适合被别人看到。
He wanted to make the report presentable for the meeting.
用法提示:这里的 'presentable' 表示报告适合被别人看到。
presentable clothes
be presentable
表示状态,常用于描述外表或物品的适宜性。
She made sure she was presentable before the interview.
她确保自己在面试前看起来得体。
look presentable
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- look presentable
- 看起来体面;外表得体
- You should at least look presentable for the job interview.你至少应该看起来体面些去参加求职面试。
- make yourself presentable
- 把自己收拾得体面
- Give me ten minutes to make myself presentable.给我十分钟收拾一下,让自己见得了人。
- perfectly presentable
- 完全拿得出手的;非常体面的
- These shoes are perfectly presentable; you don't need new ones.这双鞋完全拿得出手,你不需要买新的。
- presentable condition
- 像样的状态;体面的状况
- The car is old but in a presentable condition.这辆车虽然旧,但车况还像样。
- presentable outfit
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:‘present’(呈现)给别人的东西必须整洁得体,所以presentable=体面、见得了人的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:job interviews、social events、work or school presentations 该词通常为中性,正式与非正式场合均可使用;多用于形容人的外表整洁得体,也可形容作品或方案达到可接受的标准。常见于面试、社交或汇报等场景。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Presentable rhymes with preventable and rentable: all share the rhyme /ɛntəbəl/. Acceptable and respectable are spelling lookalikes only: they end in /ɛptəbəl/ and /ɛktəbəl/, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.