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A reputable person, shop, or company is one people respect because they are honest or because they do good work. It is about a good name you can trust, not about being famous or rich. You look for a reputable doctor, a reputable newspaper, a reputable brand. The opposite is — a bit shady. The word is positive and a little formal; everyday talk might just say trusted or well-respected. Be careful with : a expert is someone people say is an expert; a reputable expert is one whose work has earned respect. Those two are easy to mix, and they do not mean the same thing.
有信譽的、信譽良好的(指誠實、做得好,不是「有名」而已)
組成repute + -able (worthy of). So: worthy of repute — of a good name.
同家族的字
- reputethe older noun/verb for a person’s name in other people’s minds
- reputationthe noun people use now for that good or bad name
- disreputablethe opposite: not respected
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
reputableadj/ˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl/
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Having a good reputation; honourable.
- She was a reputable businesswoman.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。