英语词汇“acceptable”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

acceptable adj.
⇨ adequate (The food was acceptable, but no more.) ⇨ fine (This solution is acceptable to everyone.) ⇨ right 2 (acceptable behaviour)

adequate

adjective

➡ See also the entries for

⇨ decent

⇨ fine

and

⇨ good

另见decent条、fine条和good条第 2义

adequate

♦︎

not bad

♦︎

reasonable

♦︎

all right

♦︎

acceptableThese words all describe sth that is good enough, but not very good. 这些词均表示还算好的、过得去的。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆to be adequate / not bad / reasonable / all right / acceptable for sb / sth

◆an adequate / a reasonable / an acceptable level / degree / standard of sth

◆adequate / reasonable / acceptable provision for sb / sth

◆just (about) adequate / all right / acceptable

◆barely / scarcely adequate / acceptable

■ adequate

/ /ˈædɪkwət/ /

enough in quantity or good enough in quality for a particular purpose or need 足够的；合格的；合乎需要的

◆They'll need an adequate supply of hot water.他们需要有充足的热水。

◆The room was small but adequate.房间虽小但够用。

◆The space available is not adequate for our needs.现有的空间不能满足我们的需要。

◆The training given should be adequate to meet the future needs of the industry.所提供的培训应该能够满足该行业未来的需要。

OPP

inadequate ⇨

inadequate

▸

adequately

adverb

◆Are you adequately insured?你买够保险了吗？

■ not ˈbad

(informal,

spoken)

fairly good; better than you expected 还不错；比预料的好

◆'How are you?' 'Not too bad.'“你怎么样？”“还行。”

◆That wasn't bad for a first attempt.第一次尝试，还算不错。

■ reasonable

fairly good, but not very good 不错的；还算好的

◆Most people here have a reasonable standard of living.这里大部分人生活水平还不错。

◆The hotel was reasonable, I suppose.我想这家酒店还可以吧。

see also

reasonable ⇨

reasonable

▸

reasonably

adverb

◆The instructions are reasonably straightforward.用法说明还算简单易懂。

NOTE 辨析 Fair or reasonable?In many cases you can use either of these words, but fair is used in a lot of spoken expressions, where reasonable is not usually used. Fair does not collocate with time. 在许多情况下这两个词可以通用，但fair用在很多口语表达中，reasonable通常没有那些用法。fair不能跟time搭配

◆You must submit your claim within a fair time.

■ in ˈorder

idiom

(formal)

as it should be 正常；准备好；就绪

◆Is everything in order, sir?一切都正常吗，先生？

◆We need to check that all your papers are in order.我们需要查看一下你的所有证件是不是都准备好了。

■ right

[not before noun]

(used especially in negative statements 尤用于否定陈述)

in a normal or satisfactory condition 正常；情况良好

◆That sausage doesn't smell right.这香肠闻起来不对劲。

◆Things aren't right between her parents.她父母的关系不太正常。

◆If only I could have helped put matters right.要是我当时能帮着把错误纠正过来就好了。

OPP

wrong ⇨

wrong

▸

right

adverb

◆Nothing's going right for me today.今天没有一件事让我顺心。

right

adjective

the right decision 正确的决定

do the right thing 做正当的事

right

♦︎

acceptable

♦︎

proper

♦︎

due

♦︎

justified

♦︎

decent

♦︎

justifiableThese words all describe sth that is morally good or socially acceptable. 这些词均表示符合道德或社会常理的、正当的。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆right / acceptable / proper / justified / justifiable to do sth

◆right / justified in doing sth

◆right / acceptable / proper that...

◆acceptable / proper / decent behaviour

◆to do the right / proper / decent thing

◆scarcely / hardly / not really right / acceptable / proper / justified

◆perfectly right / acceptable / proper / justified / decent / justifiable

◆entirely right / acceptable / proper / justified / justifiable

◆morally right / acceptable / justified / justifiable

◆only right / proper

■ right

[not usually before noun]

morally good; correct according to law or a person's duty 正当；合法；应当

◆You were quite right to tell me.你告诉我就对了。

◆It's right that he should be punished.他理应受到惩罚。

◆Hunting may be legal, but that doesn't make it right.狩猎也许是合法的，但这并不表示它是正当的。

◆I hope we're doing the right thing.我希望我们这样做是正当的。

OPP

wrong ⇨

wrong

▸

rightly

adverb

◆Rightly or wrongly, he was released early from prison.不论对错，他提前获释了。

◆Politicians are asked to declare any business interests, and rightly so.要求从政者公布所拥有的企业权益，这理应如此。

■ acceptable

(especially of behaviour or actions) thought to be right by most people in a society （尤指行为或行动在社会上）被认同的，被认可的

◆Children have to learn what is acceptable behaviour and what is not.儿童必须要懂得什么是被社会认可的行为举止，什么不是。

◆Divorce is much more socially acceptable than it used to be.与过去相比，社会对离婚的态度宽容得多了。

OPP

unacceptable ⇨

unacceptable

■ proper

/ /ˈprɒpə(r); NAmE ˈprɑːpər/

(rather formal)

socially and morally acceptable 符合社会规范的；正当的

◆It is right and proper that parents take responsibility for their children's behaviour.父母要为孩子的行为负责，这是天经地义的。

◆I'll do whatever I think proper.只要我认为是正当的事，我就会去做。

◆The development was planned without proper regard for the feelings of the local residents.新开发项目的规划没有适当考虑当地居民的感受。

OPP

improper ⇨

improper

▸

properly

adverb

◆You acted perfectly properly in approaching me first.你先来找我，做得对极了。

NOTE 辨析 Acceptable or proper? Acceptable has a wider general meaning than proper: things can be socially/morally acceptable but not◆socially/morally proper because the social/moral aspect is included in the meaning of proper. Proper is a more formal word than acceptable, and more frequent in British English than in American English. It can suggest a greater degree of approval: actions that are proper are actions that you approve of; actions that are acceptable are actions that you do not disapprove of. * acceptable比proper含义更宽泛。可以说socially/morally acceptable，但不说socially/morally proper，因为proper已包含“为社会认可、合乎道德”之意。 proper比acceptable正式，在英式英语中比在美式英语中常用，还意味着更大程度的赞同：proper可形容自己赞同的行为，acceptable可形容自己不反对的行为。

■ due

[only before noun]

(formal)

that is suitable or right in the circumstances 适当的；恰当的；合适的

◆After due consideration we have decided to appoint Mr Davis to the job.经过适当考虑，我们决定委任戴维斯先生做这项工作。

◆Your request will be dealt with in due course (= at the right time and not before).你的要求将在适当的时候处理。

■ justified

/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/ /

[not usually before noun]

having a good reason for doing sth; existing or done for a good reason 有正当理由；事出有因；合乎情理

◆She felt fully justified in asking for her money back.她认为有充分的理由要求退款。

◆I don't think the death penalty is ever justified.我认为死刑从来就不是合理的。

OPP

unjustified ⇨

unjustified

■ decent

/ /ˈdiːsnt/ /

(rather formal)

acceptable to people in a particular situation 得体的；合宜的；适当的

◆Local people made sure the soldiers were given a decent burial.当地民众尽力为这些士兵举行得体的葬礼。

◆I think he should do the decent thing and resign.我认为他应该辞职，这才是体面之举。

◆She should have waited a decent interval before marrying again.她再婚之前本该适当等上一段时间。

OPP

indecent ⇨

improper

■ justifiable

/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl, ˌdʒʌstɪˈfaɪəbl/

existing or done for a good reason and therefore acceptable 事出有因的；合乎情理的；情有可原的

◆She took a justifiable pride in her son's achievements.她理所当然地为儿子的成就感到自豪。

◆There were no justifiable grounds for sending him to prison.目前还没有正当的理由把他关进监狱。

OPP

unjustifiable ⇨

unjustified

▸

justifiably

adverb

◆The college can be justifiably proud of its record.这所大学有理由为自己的成绩感到骄傲。

NOTE 辨析 Justified or justifiable?A person or action can be justified; an action, feeling or reason can be justifiable. * justified可形容人或行动，justifiable可形容行动、感觉或理由

◆She felt justifiable in asking for her money back.

◆There were no justified grounds for sending him to prison.

单词	acceptable
例句	acceptable adj. ⇨ adequate (The food was acceptable, but no more.) ⇨ fine (This solution is acceptable to everyone.) ⇨ right 2 (acceptable behaviour) adequate adjective ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ decent, ⇨ fine and ⇨ good 2 另见decent条、fine条和good条第 2义adequate ♦︎ not bad ♦︎ reasonable ♦︎ all right ♦︎ acceptableThese words all describe sth that is good enough, but not very good. 这些词均表示还算好的、过得去的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be adequate / not bad / reasonable / all right / acceptable for sb / sth◆an adequate / a reasonable / an acceptable level / degree / standard of sth◆adequate / reasonable / acceptable provision for sb / sth◆just (about) adequate / all right / acceptable◆barely / scarcely adequate / acceptable■ adequate / /ˈædɪkwət/ / enough in quantity or good enough in quality for a particular purpose or need 足够的；合格的；合乎需要的◆They'll need an adequate supply of hot water.他们需要有充足的热水。◆The room was small but adequate.房间虽小但够用。◆The space available is not adequate for our needs.现有的空间不能满足我们的需要。◆The training given should be adequate to meet the future needs of the industry.所提供的培训应该能够满足该行业未来的需要。OPP inadequate ⇨ inadequate ▸ adequately adverb ◆Are you adequately insured?你买够保险了吗？■ not ˈbad (informal, spoken) fairly good; better than you expected 还不错；比预料的好◆'How are you?' 'Not too bad.'“你怎么样？”“还行。”◆That wasn't bad for a first attempt.第一次尝试，还算不错。■ reasonable fairly good, but not very good 不错的；还算好的◆Most people here have a reasonable standard of living.这里大部分人生活水平还不错。◆The hotel was reasonable, I suppose.我想这家酒店还可以吧。 see also reasonably ⇨ quite 1 ■ all ˈright [not before noun] only just good enough 尚可；还算可以◆Your work is all right, but you could do better.你的工作还算可以，但你可以干得更好。■ acceptable not very good, but good enough 还可以的；尚可的◆The food was acceptable, but no more.食物只能说还可以。 fine adjective ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ adequate and ⇨ good 2 另见adequate条和good条第2义fine ♦︎ all right ♦︎ fair ♦︎ OK ♦︎ acceptable ♦︎ satisfactory ♦︎ reasonable ♦︎ in order ♦︎ rightThese words all describe sth that is good enough for you to accept. 这些词均表示挺好的、不错的、可接受的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be fine / all right / fair / OK / acceptable / satisfactory / reasonable / in order to do sth◆to be fine / all right / fair / OK / acceptable / satisfactory / reasonable / in order that...◆a fair / an acceptable / a satisfactory / a reasonable solution◆a fair / an acceptable / a reasonable wage / price◆a fair / reasonable question◆That's fine / all right / OK by me.◆perfectly fine / all right / fair / OK / acceptable / satisfactory / reasonable / in order◆(not) entirely fair / acceptable / satisfactory / reasonable■ fine (often used as an exclamation 常用作感叹词) (spoken) used to tell sb that you are satisfied with an action, suggestion, decision or situation （对行为、建议、决定或情况表示满意）不错，很好，可接受◆'I'll leave this here, OK?' 'Fine.'“我把这个留在这儿，可以吗？”“可以。”◆'Bob wants to know if he can come too.' 'That's fine by me.'“鲍勃想知道他是否也能来。”“我认为没问题。”◆Your speech was absolutely fine.你的讲话棒极了。◆'Can I get you another drink?' 'No thanks. I'm fine.'“我再给你一杯好吗？”“不，谢谢。我够了。”■ all ˈright [not before noun] (informal, especially spoken) good enough; that can be allowed 够好；满意；可允许；可以◆Is the coffee all right?这咖啡还行吗？◆Is it all right for me to leave early?我早点离开没问题吧？◆Is it all right if I leave early?我早点离开没问题吧？◆'I'm afraid I have to go now.' 'That's all right.'“恐怕我现在得走了。”“没有关系。”▸ all right adverb ◆Are you getting along all right in your new job?你的新工作顺利吗？■ fair good enough or appropriate in a particular situation 合理的；恰当的；适当的◆Scoring twenty points was a fair achievement.拿下二十分是个不错的成绩。◆It wasn't really fair to ask him to do all the work.所有的工作都让他做，这不太合适。◆It seems only fair that they should give us something in return.似乎他们应该给我们点什么作为回报才像话。◆It's fair to say that they're very pleased with the offer.恰如其分地说，他们对这个提议很满意。◆To be fair, she behaved better than we expected.说句公道话，她表现得比我们预期的要好。 see also fair ⇨ reasonable ■ OK (also okay) [not usually before noun] (informal, spoken) all right; good enough 可以；不错；够好◆Is it OK if I leave now?我现在离开，可以吗？◆Is it OK for me to come too?我也去，行吗？◆She looks OK to me.我觉得她样子还行。◆We had an okay time on the trip－ not great.我们的旅行谈不上精彩，但还过得去。▸ OK adverb ◆I think I did OK in the exam.我觉得我考得还不错。NOTE 辨析 All right or OK? OK is only used in spoken English; all right can be written, although it is informal. * OK只用于口语中；all right可用作书面语，但是非正式的用法。■ acceptable that sb agrees is good enough or should be allowed 可接受的；令人满意的；可容许的◆We want a solution that is acceptable to all parties.我们需要一个各方都可接受的解决方案。◆To get on this course, a pass in English at grade B is acceptable.英语成绩达到B级就可以学习这门课程。◆Air pollution in the city has reached four times the acceptable level.这座城市的空气污染程度已高达可接受标准的四倍。OPP unacceptable ⇨ unacceptable ■ satisfactory good enough for a particular purpose 令人满意的；够好的；可以的◆Their work is satisfactory but not outstanding.他们的工作做得还可以，但不算出色。◆You haven't yet given us a satisfactory explanation.你还没给我们一个满意的解释。OPP unsatisfactory ⇨ disappointing ▸ satisfactorily / /ˌsætɪsˈfæktərəli/ / adverb ◆Our complaint was dealt with satisfactorily.我们的投诉得到了满意的处理。■ reasonable acceptable and appropriate in a particular situation 可以接受的；合乎情理的；公道的◆The furniture is in reasonable condition.家具的状况还过得去。◆You must submit your claim within a reasonable time.你必须在适当的时间内提出要求。◆If the price is reasonable, we'll buy it.要是价格公道，我们就买。 see also reasonable ⇨ reasonable ▸ reasonably adverb ◆The instructions are reasonably straightforward.用法说明还算简单易懂。NOTE 辨析 Fair or reasonable?In many cases you can use either of these words, but fair is used in a lot of spoken expressions, where reasonable is not usually used. Fair does not collocate with time. 在许多情况下这两个词可以通用，但fair用在很多口语表达中，reasonable通常没有那些用法。fair不能跟time搭配◆You must submit your claim within a fair time. ■ in ˈorder idiom (formal) as it should be 正常；准备好；就绪◆Is everything in order, sir?一切都正常吗，先生？◆We need to check that all your papers are in order.我们需要查看一下你的所有证件是不是都准备好了。■ right [not before noun] (used especially in negative statements 尤用于否定陈述) in a normal or satisfactory condition 正常；情况良好◆That sausage doesn't smell right.这香肠闻起来不对劲。◆Things aren't right between her parents.她父母的关系不太正常。◆If only I could have helped put matters right.要是我当时能帮着把错误纠正过来就好了。 OPP wrong ⇨ wrong 2 ▸ right adverb ◆Nothing's going right for me today.今天没有一件事让我顺心。 right² adjective the right decision 正确的决定do the right thing 做正当的事right ♦︎ acceptable ♦︎ proper ♦︎ due ♦︎ justified ♦︎ decent ♦︎ justifiableThese words all describe sth that is morally good or socially acceptable. 这些词均表示符合道德或社会常理的、正当的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆right / acceptable / proper / justified / justifiable to do sth◆right / justified in doing sth◆right / acceptable / proper that...◆acceptable / proper / decent behaviour◆to do the right / proper / decent thing◆scarcely / hardly / not really right / acceptable / proper / justified◆perfectly right / acceptable / proper / justified / decent / justifiable◆entirely right / acceptable / proper / justified / justifiable◆morally right / acceptable / justified / justifiable◆only right / proper■ right [not usually before noun] morally good; correct according to law or a person's duty 正当；合法；应当◆You were quite right to tell me.你告诉我就对了。◆It's right that he should be punished.他理应受到惩罚。◆Hunting may be legal, but that doesn't make it right.狩猎也许是合法的，但这并不表示它是正当的。◆I hope we're doing the right thing.我希望我们这样做是正当的。OPP wrong ⇨ wrong 4 ▸ rightly adverb ◆Rightly or wrongly, he was released early from prison.不论对错，他提前获释了。◆Politicians are asked to declare any business interests, and rightly so.要求从政者公布所拥有的企业权益，这理应如此。■ acceptable (especially of behaviour or actions) thought to be right by most people in a society （尤指行为或行动在社会上）被认同的，被认可的◆Children have to learn what is acceptable behaviour and what is not.儿童必须要懂得什么是被社会认可的行为举止，什么不是。◆Divorce is much more socially acceptable than it used to be.与过去相比，社会对离婚的态度宽容得多了。OPP unacceptable ⇨ unacceptable ■ proper / /ˈprɒpə(r); NAmE ˈprɑːpər/ (rather formal) socially and morally acceptable 符合社会规范的；正当的◆It is right and proper that parents take responsibility for their children's behaviour.父母要为孩子的行为负责，这是天经地义的。◆I'll do whatever I think proper.只要我认为是正当的事，我就会去做。◆The development was planned without proper regard for the feelings of the local residents.新开发项目的规划没有适当考虑当地居民的感受。OPP improper ⇨ improper ▸ properly adverb ◆You acted perfectly properly in approaching me first.你先来找我，做得对极了。NOTE 辨析 Acceptable or proper? Acceptable has a wider general meaning than proper: things can be socially/morally acceptable but not◆socially/morally proper because the social/moral aspect is included in the meaning of proper. Proper is a more formal word than acceptable, and more frequent in British English than in American English. It can suggest a greater degree of approval: actions that are proper are actions that you approve of; actions that are acceptable are actions that you do not disapprove of. * acceptable比proper含义更宽泛。可以说socially/morally acceptable，但不说socially/morally proper，因为proper已包含“为社会认可、合乎道德”之意。 proper比acceptable正式，在英式英语中比在美式英语中常用，还意味着更大程度的赞同：proper可形容自己赞同的行为，acceptable可形容自己不反对的行为。■ due [only before noun] (formal) that is suitable or right in the circumstances 适当的；恰当的；合适的◆After due consideration we have decided to appoint Mr Davis to the job.经过适当考虑，我们决定委任戴维斯先生做这项工作。◆Your request will be dealt with in due course (= at the right time and not before).你的要求将在适当的时候处理。■ justified /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/ / [not usually before noun] having a good reason for doing sth; existing or done for a good reason 有正当理由；事出有因；合乎情理◆She felt fully justified in asking for her money back.她认为有充分的理由要求退款。◆I don't think the death penalty is ever justified.我认为死刑从来就不是合理的。OPP unjustified ⇨ unjustified ■ decent / /ˈdiːsnt/ / (rather formal) acceptable to people in a particular situation 得体的；合宜的；适当的◆Local people made sure the soldiers were given a decent burial.当地民众尽力为这些士兵举行得体的葬礼。◆I think he should do the decent thing and resign.我认为他应该辞职，这才是体面之举。◆She should have waited a decent interval before marrying again.她再婚之前本该适当等上一段时间。 OPP indecent ⇨ improper ■ justifiable /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl, ˌdʒʌstɪˈfaɪəbl/ existing or done for a good reason and therefore acceptable 事出有因的；合乎情理的；情有可原的◆She took a justifiable pride in her son's achievements.她理所当然地为儿子的成就感到自豪。◆There were no justifiable grounds for sending him to prison.目前还没有正当的理由把他关进监狱。OPP unjustifiable ⇨ unjustified ▸ justifiably adverb ◆The college can be justifiably proud of its record.这所大学有理由为自己的成绩感到骄傲。NOTE 辨析 Justified or justifiable?A person or action can be justified; an action, feeling or reason can be justifiable. * justified可形容人或行动，justifiable可形容行动、感觉或理由◆She felt justifiable in asking for her money back. ◆There were no justified grounds for sending him to prison.
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