respectability
尊重
definition
noun
provincial notions of respectability
the state or quality of being proper, correct, and socially acceptable.
example
In the course of her conversation on the day of the workshop, she often referred to the terms dignity and 'respectability' .
They were well aware that, in order to retain social 'respectability' , their sexual behaviour had to be beyond reproach.
What they seemed to entirely be missing in their analysis is the notion of 'respectability' .
In our family, integrity is there, 'respectability' also.
It's a very worrying development and it's gaining social 'respectability' .
He had brought nobility and 'respectability' to the British stage.
It describes the way the lower castes tend to imitate the customs and rituals of the upper layers in order to gain social 'respectability' .
provincial notions of 'respectability'
scientific 'respectability'
Has the notion of solidarity escaped him in his flight for 'respectability' ?
scientific 'respectability'
Teaching offered both social 'respectability' and an opportunity to earn a living.
Modern dress also looks anachronistic in a world where 'respectability' is a prime virtue and cuckoldry a social stigma.
Now many astrologers seem to have a hankering, a hunger even, for scientific 'respectability' that never fails to amaze me.
In this way, perhaps, he seeks to cloak his book in an aura of scientific 'respectability' .
But the gravitational pull of bourgeois 'respectability' remained strong.
They've got that credibility and that 'respectability' back.
The acquisition of land not only gave social 'respectability' but also wealth.
The social 'respectability' of science attracted the patronage of wealthy and influential figures.
They desperately crave scientific 'respectability' , but it is their own theory that prevents them from attaining it.
This is how it achieves 'respectability' , legitimacy and, very often, public funding.
provincial notions of 'respectability'
They spend their fortune trying to gain social 'respectability' .
His take on the 'respectability' of SETI in the scientific community is unduly pessimistic.
Wealth is a marker for social status, success, and 'respectability' , just as poverty is stigmatising.
For a long time, the capital of Victoria seemed to be the seat of provincial 'respectability' .
The Sixties completely wiped away the notion that virginity was essential to 'respectability' and decency.
If marriage confers social status and 'respectability' , adultery confers a stigma.
The old 'respectability' of the establishment could no longer cover up the major moral lapses of the financial sector.
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