Word · Frequency #11454
Fully loadedrespectability
体面；名望
the quality of being respectable and having a good reputation
- 1.
The quality of being respectable.
可敬的品质。
- 2.
The class of respectable people.
可敬人士的阶层。
可敬的品质。；可敬人士的阶层。；可敬；有社会地位；高尚
In use
He cared more about respectability than about being happy.
The neighborhood was chosen for its quiet respectability.
She finally achieved middle-class respectability through hard work.
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。
The sport gained respectability after the rules were tightened.
在规则收紧后，这项运动获得了声望。
Common mistakes
He is very respectability.
Connections
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
- 体面政治
- Respectability politics is often criticized for blaming marginalized people.体面政治常因指责边缘化群体而受到批评。
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
指“社交规范”时常用复数 respectabilities。
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。
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.