acceptable

英 [?k'sept?b(?)l] 美[?k's?pt?bl]
  • adj. 可接受的；合意的；可忍受的
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詞態(tài)變化

副詞:?acceptably;名詞:?acceptability;

助記提示

1、ac- "to" + cept- + -able.
2、含義：take what is offered, take or receive willingly.

英文詞源

acceptable (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French acceptable, from Latin acceptabilis "worthy of acceptance," from acceptare "take or receive willingly" (see accept). Related: Acceptably.

雙語(yǔ)例句

1. Brothels, she insists, are the acceptable face of prostitution.
她堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為，妓院是賣(mài)淫可為人接受的一種形式。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. A 10 to 15 percent deviation is considered acceptable.
10%至15%的離差是可以接受的。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. The air pollution exceeds most acceptable levels by 10 times or more.
大氣污染程度超出了普遍認(rèn)可的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)10倍或更多。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. In any event, the bowling alley restaurant proved quite acceptable.
無(wú)論如何，那個(gè)保齡球場(chǎng)的餐廳證明還是很不錯(cuò)的。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. We've made an acceptable start, but it could've been better.
我們起了一個(gè)好頭，但本可以更好一些的。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句