The archaeologist's respectable reputation rested on decades of meticulous fieldwork and peer-reviewed publications.
这位考古学家的体面声誉建立在数十年的细致田野工作和同行评审出版物之上。
Which choice best defines “respectable”?
A — Regarded by society as good or proper. “respectable” means regarded by society as good or proper.
Which word means “regarded by society as good or proper”?
A — respectable. “respectable” means regarded by society as good or proper.
respectable — regarded by society as good or proper. In Chinese: 体面的，值得尊敬的.
respectable is pronounced /rɪˈspektəbl/.
The archaeologist's respectable reputation rested on decades of meticulous fieldwork and peer-reviewed publications. (这位考古学家的体面声誉建立在数十年的细致田野工作和同行评审出版物之上。)
decent, honorable, proper — all close in meaning to respectable (regarded by society as good or proper).
disreputable, shameful — each the opposite of respectable (regarded by society as good or proper).
Yes. respectable is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.