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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。
体面；名望
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体面；名望
the quality of being respectable and having a good reputation
The respectability of the institution was never in doubt.
该机构的体面从未受到质疑。
可敬的品质。
The quality of being respectable.
可敬人士的阶层。
The class of respectable people.
He cared more about respectability than about being happy.
他在乎体面胜过在乎快乐。
The neighborhood was chosen for its quiet respectability.
这个街区因其宁静体面而被选中。
She finally achieved middle-class respectability through hard work.
她通过努力工作终于获得了中产阶级的体面生活。
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。
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。
Not this
He is very respectability.
Use this
He is very respectable.
respectability 是名词，不能放在 be 动词后作表语描述人的品质；受中文“体面”可作形容词的影响，这里应改用形容词 respectable。
Not this
She earned the respectability of her teachers.
Use this
She earned the respect of her teachers.
respectability 指“体面、社会名望”，不表示“他人的尊敬”；表示赢得某人的尊重时，动词 earn 的宾语应用名词 respect。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
体面的假象
He used his charity work to maintain a veneer of respectability.
他利用自己的慈善工作来维持体面的假象。
体面政治（靠循规蹈矩换取认可的策略）
Many activists argue that respectability politics unfairly burdens marginalized groups.
许多活动人士认为，体面政治给边缘群体带来了不公平的负担。
体面的标志
A prestigious degree acted as a badge of respectability for the young professional.
一张名校文凭成了这位年轻专业人士体面的标志。
体面——秃头与银行账户私通的产物。（出自安布罗斯·比尔斯《魔鬼词典》）
He valued respectability over honesty, which eventually cost him the trust of his friends.
他把体面看得比诚实还重，最终失去了朋友的信任。
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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。
指“社交规范”时常用复数 respectabilities。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.