disreputable

/dɪsˈrepjətəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪsˈrepjətəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)dis-ˈre-pyə-tə-bəl/ (ame, mw)

disreputable — adjective

  • disreputablepositive
  • more disreputablecomparative
  • most disreputablesuperlative

1. having or showing a public name that people generally believe is dishonest, untr

1.形容詞C1
釋義

having or showing a public name that people generally believe is dishonest, untrustworthy, or morally low.

例句

Tanvi warned her sister never to borrow money from that disreputable lender on the corner.

disreputable + noun (person)

The old hotel had become a disreputable place full of drug deals.

disreputable + place noun

同義詞
  • shady

    more informal; suggests suspicious rather than outright bad

  • notorious

    widely known for something bad, but the badness is specific and named

  • ill-famed

    literary; mostly used of places

  • dodgy

    British informal; suggests untrustworthy or possibly illegal

反義詞
  • reputable

    the direct opposite — having a trusted public name

  • respectable

    deserving and receiving social respect

文法句型

disreputable + noun

be + disreputable

用法筆記

Often modifies nouns describing people, places, or businesses whose reputation is publicly tarnished. Frequently paired with intensifiers like 'thoroughly', 'deeply', or 'rather' (the last softens the judgement). Suggests broad social knowledge of the bad reputation, not just one person's opinion.

常見錯誤

❌I felt disreputable after lying to my mother.
✅I felt ashamed after lying to my mother.
💡'disreputable' describes how others see you in public, not a private feeling of guilt.
❌The food at that restaurant was disreputable.
✅The food at that restaurant was awful.
💡'disreputable' applies to character or reputation, not to the quality of food or objects.