respectable: adj.1.可尊敬的,可尊重的,人格高尚的,品行端正的;有身分的,有相当地位的,有名望的。2.相当大的,可观的,不少的(数量等)。3.不难看的,体面的,大方的,相当好的。4.(举止、态度等)过分高雅的,一本正经的,装腔作势的。短语和例子the respectable 有身分的人们。 a respectable income 相当大的[不少的]收入。 respectable
We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years . 表面上令人尊重的人或家庭,却有着多年不让外人知道的骇人听闻的秘密,这样的事情我们经常在小说里读到。
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We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years 在小说中,我们经常读到一个表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭,却有着某种多年不为人所知的骇人听闻的秘密。
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We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years 表面上道貌岸然的人或有声望的家庭,却有着骇人听闻,多年不让人知道的秘密,这样的事情我们经常在小说里读到。