respectability
noun /rɪˌspektəˈbɪləti/
/rɪˌspektəˈbɪləti/
[uncountable]- the fact of being considered socially acceptable
体面；名望；得体 - middle-class notions of respectability
中产阶级对体面的看法 - The country has again achieved international respectability after years of isolation.
被孤立了几年之后，该国又重新赢得了国际声望。 - The theory has now gained scientific respectability.
该理论现在已经获得了科学上的承认。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bourgeois
- middle-class
- academic
- …
- achieve
- gain
- give something
- …
- an air of respectability
- a veneer of respectability
- middle-class notions of respectability