How do you use "Respectable" in a sentence?

A respectable family. Keeping up a respectable appearance. She wanted to be respectable.

Respectable

Q: What does "Respectable" mean?

Conforming to middle-class values and appearances Describes conformity to conventional middle-class standards of behaviour, appearance, and morality. Can be genuine or ironic.

Slang Term BritishAmerican ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

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意味: Conforming to middle-class values and appearances

符合中产阶级的价值观和外表

Que se ajusta a los valores y apariencias de la clase media

中流階級の価値観や外見に合致する

중산층 가치관과 외양에 부합하는

Describes conformity to conventional middle-class standards of behaviour, appearance, and morality. Can be genuine or ironic.

形容符合传统中产阶级行为、外表和道德标准。可以是真诚的，也可以是讽刺的。

Describe la conformidad con los estándares convencionales de comportamiento, apariencia y moralidad de la clase media. Puede usarse de forma genuina o irónica.

行動、外見、道徳における従来の中流階級的な基準への適合を表す。本気でも皮肉でも使われる。

전통적인 중산층의 행동, 외모, 도덕 기준에 부합하는 것을 묘사한다. 진심일 수도 있고 아이러니하게 쓰일 수도 있다.

例文

A respectable family.
一个体面的家庭
una familia respetable
立派な家庭
반듯한 가정.
Keeping up a respectable appearance.
保持体面的外表
mantener una apariencia respetable
きちんとした外見を保つ
단정한 외모를 유지하는 것.
She wanted to be respectable.
她想成为一个体面的人
quería ser respetable
彼女はまともな人間になりたかった
그녀는 점잖은 사람이 되고 싶었다.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: social commentary, everyday

トーン: can be genuine or ironic

✓ 正しい言い方

Respectable family
体面的家庭
familia respetable
立派な家庭
반듯한 가정
Perfectly respectable
完全体面
perfectamente respetable
まったくもって立派
더할 나위 없이 반듯한

✗ 間違った言い方

Can seem judgemental
可能显得评判意味太强
Puede sonar crítico
批判的に聞こえることがある
판단적으로 들릴 수 있음

よくある間違い

Using too seriously in modern context

起源と歴史

From the Victorian obsession with respectability as the key middle-class virtue—appearing morally upright and conforming to social expectations.

語源: Respect + able (worthy of respect)

初出: Victorian era emphasis

文化的背景

Era: Victorian onwards

Generation: All generations

Social background: Middle-class value

Pop culture: Victorian society; Period dramas

Regional notes: British emphasis, universal concept.

バリエーション

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このトピックの他の表現

Posh ★★★★★ Upper class; elegant and expensive Born with a silver spoon ★★★★★ Born into wealth and privilege Keeping up with the Joneses ★★★★★ Competing with neighbours for status Rough ★★★★★ Uncouth; from a tough neighbourhood Classy ★★★★★ Stylish and sophisticated Snob ★★★★★ Someone who looks down on those of lower status