respect
/rɪˈspekt/
n. / v.
一句话记住
尊重;敬意;尊重;遵守
释义与例句
n.
尊重;敬意
a feeling of admiration for someone
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She has earned the respect of her students.
她赢得了学生们的尊重。
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He won the respect of his colleagues through hard work.
他靠努力工作赢得了同事们的尊重。
展开其余 3 条例句
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Children should be taught to show respect for the elderly.
应该教育孩子尊敬老人。
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There is a deep respect for tradition in this village.
这个村庄对传统怀有深切的尊重。
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Her honesty commands the respect of everyone who meets her.
她的诚实让每个认识她的人都对她肃然起敬。
v.
尊重;遵守
to admire someone or follow a rule
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Please respect the local customs.
请尊重当地风俗。
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You should respect other people's privacy.
你应该尊重别人的隐私。
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All drivers must respect the speed limit.
所有司机都必须遵守限速规定。
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He respects his teacher for her patience and fairness.
他敬重老师,因为她有耐心又公正。
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The two countries agreed to respect each other's borders.
两国同意尊重彼此的边界。
词源与构词
re-(回)+ specere(看),回头再看一眼,表示另眼相看、重视,于是有了“尊重”。
re-
前缀 · back,回
spect
词根 · to look,看
记忆钩子
re(再)+ spect(看):值得你回头看第二眼的人,才配得上尊重。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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aspect 方面;层面We must consider every aspect of the plan. 我们必须考虑这个计划的每个方面。
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expect 预料;期待We expect the results to be announced tomorrow. 我们预计结果明天公布。
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inspect 检查;视察Officials inspected the factory last week. 官员上周视察了这家工厂。
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introspect 内省;自我反省She took a quiet hour to introspect after the argument. 争吵过后,她独处一小时进行自我反省。
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prospect 前景;可能性There is little prospect of peace. 和平的希望很渺茫。
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retrospect 回顾;追溯In retrospect, I should have accepted the offer. 回头看,我当初应该接受那份工作。
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spectacular 壮观的;惊人的The fireworks over the river were spectacular. 河面上的烟花十分壮观。
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spectator 观众;旁观者Thousands of spectators watched the race. 数千名观众观看了比赛。
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suspect 怀疑;猜想Police suspect that he is lying. 警方怀疑他在说谎。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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respectful 恭敬的;尊重的respect + -ful,表示「充满……的」
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respectable 体面的;值得尊敬的respect + -able,表示「值得被……的」
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respectively 分别地;各自地来自 respective(各自的)+ -ly,已不含「尊重」义
同义词
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admire 钦佩;欣赏admire 强调因优点而心生钦佩,感情色彩强;respect 更偏理性的认可与礼貌对待。I admire her courage in facing the illness. 我钦佩她面对疾病的勇气。
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esteem 敬重;尊重esteem 更书面、程度更重,多指长期的高度敬重;respect 日常通用,也可指遵守规则。The old professor is held in high esteem by students. 这位老教授深受学生敬重。
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honor 尊敬;致敬honor 侧重用仪式或行动表示敬意;respect 指内心的尊重态度,也可指遵守规定。We meet every year to honor those who served. 我们每年聚会,向服役过的人致敬。
反义词
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disrespect 不敬;无礼He showed disrespect to the guests by leaving early. 他提前离席,对客人很不尊重。
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contempt 蔑视;轻蔑He felt nothing but contempt for dishonest officials. 他对不诚实的官员只有蔑视。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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aspect 方面;层面aspect 是 a-(ad-,朝向)+ spect(看),朝某个方向看到的一面,意为「方面」;respect 是 re-(回)+ spect,回头再看表示重视,意为「尊重」。We must consider every aspect of the problem. 我们必须考虑问题的每个方面。
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suspect 怀疑;嫌疑人suspect 是 sus-(sub-,在下面)+ spect(看),从下面偷偷打量,意为「怀疑」;respect 的 re- 表示「回」,回头再看是「敬重」。Police suspect that the fire was started deliberately. 警方怀疑这场火是有人故意放的。
常见搭配
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show respect 表示尊重Students stood up to show respect for the guest. 学生们起立向客人表示敬意。
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respect for 对……的尊重A good coach has respect for every player. 好的教练尊重每一位队员。
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mutual respect 相互尊重The two companies work together on the basis of mutual respect. 两家公司在相互尊重的基础上合作。