acceptable
UK/ək'septəbl/US/әk'septәbl/
NGSL 3kA2
Definitions
adj.
Good enough to be approved of or agreed to; satisfactory.
可接受的，令人满意的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedacceptto, toward
+
-abletake, seize, hold
=acceptable
accept + -able (able to be) = "able to be accepted" → satisfactory, good enough to agree to.
Common Collocations
- 1.socially acceptable社会上可接受的
- 2.perfectly acceptable完全可以接受
- 3.acceptable level可接受的水平
Example Sentences
- 1.
The quality of the work was barely acceptable.
- 2.
Is it acceptable to arrive a little late?