respectable

Compared meaning: deserving respect or admiration (adjective).

比较义项：受人尊重、令人钦佩（adj.）。

• prestigious

  Describes institutions, awards, or positions that carry high social status and fame, rather than a person's character or a specific action.

  多形容具有很高社会地位和声望的机构、奖项或职位，而不是形容人的品格或某个具体行为。

  Harvard is a prestigious university that attracts top students from around the world.

  哈佛是一所声望很高的大学，吸引着来自世界各地的顶尖学生。

• respected

  Usually describes a person or organization who is widely admired and trusted because of their reputation, skill, or integrity.

  通常形容因声誉、能力或品德而广受认可和信任的人或机构，强调他人对其的敬重。

  He is a highly respected doctor in our small town.

  他是我们这个小镇上一位备受尊敬的医生。

• respectable 本词

  Means merely decent, acceptable, or of a reasonable standard - respect-worthy but not necessarily impressive; often used for salaries, scores, or behavior.

  表示尚可、过得去、达到合理水平——值得尊重但未必令人印象深刻，常用于形容工资、成绩或行为。

  She earns a respectable salary working as an engineer downtown.

  她在市中心当工程师，挣着一份还算不错的工资。

• admirable

  Expresses admiration for a specific quality or action, especially courage or composure shown in a difficult situation; often follows 'how'.

  表达对某种具体品质或行为的钦佩，尤其是在困境中表现出的勇气或镇定，常见于“It was admirable how…”句型。

  It was admirable how calmly she handled the difficult situation.

  她处理这个困难局面时如此冷静，实在令人钦佩。

Prestigious, respected, respectable and admirable can all mean worthy of respect, but they differ. Prestigious describes institutions or awards with high status. Respected describes a person admired for reputation or integrity. Respectable means decent, weaker than others. Admirable expresses admiration for a quality, especially courage.

这几个词都能表达“值得尊敬”或“令人钦佩”之意，但侧重点和搭配对象不同：prestigious多形容机构、奖项或职位的社会地位与声望；respected多形容因广受认可而受人尊敬的人；respectable多形容尚可接受、过得去的水平（如工资、外表），语气较弱；admirable则强调对某种品质或行为的钦佩，常见于“It was admirable how…”句型中。

Compared meaning: large in amount, degree, or importance (adjective).

比较义项：数量、程度或重要性上「相当大，可观」（形容词）。

• substantial

  Stresses the importance or significance of the amount, not just its size; common with progress, evidence, majority, difference; more formal and often implies a meaningful, weighty change.

  强调数量或程度的重要性与分量，而不只是大小；常与progress（进展）、evidence（证据）、majority（多数）、difference（差异）等词搭配；语气更正式，常暗示有意义的、分量十足的变化。

  Winning that client made a substantial difference to the company's finances.

  赢得那位客户给公司的财务状况带来了显著的变化。

• considerable

  Simply marks an amount or degree as large enough to be noticeable, without extra connotation of importance or approval; very common with money, time, effort, distance.

  只是单纯表示数量或程度大到足以引起注意，不带有额外的重要性或赞许含义；常与money（金钱）、time（时间）、effort（努力）、distance（距离）等词搭配，非常常见。

  It took considerable effort to convince him to change his mind.

  说服他改变主意花费了相当大的努力。

• respectable 本词

  Implies the amount is large enough to be viewed favorably relative to expectations, often about salaries, scores or times; carries a mild tone of approval rather than pure emphasis on size.

  暗示这一数量相对于预期而言已经达到令人满意的水平，常用于薪水、分数或用时等场合；带有一丝赞许的语气，而不是单纯强调数量之大。

  He finished the marathon in a respectable four hours.

  他以令人满意的四小时跑完了马拉松。

Substantial, considerable and respectable can all describe a large amount, but the tone differs. Substantial stresses importance, not just size, often for progress. Considerable marks an amount as large enough to notice, common with money. Respectable implies the amount is large enough to seem favorable.

这三个词都可以表示数量或程度相当大，但语气和搭配不同：substantial强调重要性和分量，considerable只是客观地表示数量大，respectable则带有「达到令人满意的水平」的赞许意味。这里不比较respectable表示「体面的，受人尊敬的（人或行为）」的常见义项，也不比较substantial表示「坚固的，实质性的」的义项。