Word · Frequency #11454
Fully loadedrespectability
体面；名望
核心释义
the quality of being respectable and having a good reputation
- 1.
可敬的品质。
The quality of being respectable.
- 2.
可敬人士的阶层。
The class of respectable people.
可敬的品质。；可敬人士的阶层。；可敬；有社会地位；高尚
用法In use
He cared more about respectability than about being happy.
用法提示：respectability 是名词，表示‘体面、正派’，在句中作介词 about 的宾语。
The neighborhood was chosen for its quiet respectability.
用法提示：名词 respectability 在此指街区给人的正派、有教养的印象，作介词 for 的宾语。
She finally achieved middle-class respectability through hard work.
用法提示：respectability 作名词，指受人尊敬的社会身份或地位，作动词 achieve 的宾语。
the respectability of sb/sth
后接名词或名词短语，表示某人或某事物的体面、名望。
The respectability of the institution was never in doubt.
该机构的体面从未受到质疑。
gain/lose/maintain respectability
与gain、lose、maintain等动词搭配，表示获得、失去或保持体面。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- veneer of respectability
- 体面的假象
- Behind his veneer of respectability, he was running an illegal business.在他体面的假象背后，他经营着非法生意。
- middle-class respectability
- 中产阶级的体面
- The suburbs were built around the ideal of middle-class respectability.郊区是围绕中产阶级体面这一理想而建的。
- model of respectability
- 体面的典范
- She considered the judge a model of respectability.她认为那位法官是体面的典范。
- quiet respectability
- 安静体面
- They lived a life of quiet respectability in a small town.他们在小镇上过着安静体面的生活。
- respectability politics
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 respect（尊敬）和 ability（能力）连起来记：赢得尊敬的能力，就是体面与名望。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、social commentary、public speech respectability 多用于正式或书面语境，指因品行端正、声誉良好而受人尊敬的状态，常出现在社会阶层、道德评价等话题中。
语法说明Grammar Note
指“社交规范”时常用复数 respectabilities。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /-ˈbɪləti/ 结尾，与 respectability 的末尾读音相同，重音都在 -bil- 上。注意拼写相近但发音不同的词：respectable /rɪˈspɛktəbəl/ 和 respectably /rɪˈspɛktəbli/，不要混淆。
一起学习词形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.