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单词

respectability

读音
rɪˌspektəˈbɪləti
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释义

n. 体面;可尊敬;有社会地位 [ 复数 respectabilities ]

例句

If she divorced Tony, she would lose the respectability she had as Mrs. Tony Tatterton.
如果她和托尼离婚,她将会失去作为托尼•塔特顿太太的体面。
He longed to throw off the mask of respectability.
他渴望丢掉那副道貌岸然的伪装。
On the other hand, Swiss bankers do want respectability.
另一方面,瑞士的银行家们也的确渴望得到尊重。

强化记忆

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is not true.With age comes the veneer of respectabilityand a veneer of uncomfortable truths.
you could put it in another person, and it would work.Surgeons didn't have a problem with respectability anymore;they had become gods.
The Church, while still under the zealous influence of the Spanish Inquisition,would allow Juana to retain her independence and respectabilitywhile remaining unmarried.
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