acceptable

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ac·cept·able BrE [əkˈseptəbl] NAmE [əkˈseptəbl] adjective
1. agreed or approved of by most people in a society
• Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour.
2. that sb agrees is of a good enough standard or allowed
• For this course a pass in English at grade B is acceptable.
• Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.
•~ to sb We want a political solution that is acceptable to all parties.
3. not very good but good enough
• The food was acceptable, but no more.
Opp: ↑unacceptable
Derived Words: ↑acceptability ▪ ↑acceptably

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin acceptabilis, from acceptare, frequentative of accipere ‘take something to oneself’, from ad- ‘to’ + capere ‘take’.

Thesaurus:
acceptable [acceptability acceptable acceptably] adj.
1.
•an acceptable way to behave
right • • proper • • decent • • justified • • justifiable •
Opp: unacceptable
acceptable/right/proper/justified/justifiable to do sth
acceptable/right/proper that…
acceptable/proper/decent behaviour
Acceptable or proper? Proper is more approving. Use proper if you approve of sth; use acceptable if you do not disapprove.
2.
•a solution that is acceptable to everyone
satisfactory • • fair • • reasonable • |especially spoken all right • |informal, especially spoken OK •
Opp: unacceptable
be acceptable/satisfactory/fair/reasonable/all right/OK to do sth
be acceptable/satisfactory/fair/reasonable/all right/OK that…
a/an acceptable/satisfactory/fair/reasonable solution
3.
•The food was just about acceptable.
adequate • • reasonable • |especially spoken all right • |informal, especially spoken OK •
be acceptable/adequate/reasonable/all right/OK for sb/sth
an acceptable/adequate/reasonable level/degree/standard of sth
barely/scarcely acceptable/adequate

Example Bank:
•Are all political groups equally acceptable?
•Her breeding and background made her eminently acceptable in royal circles.
•Most people found the drink's taste to be highly acceptable.
•These actions cannot be considered remotely acceptable in a civilized society.
•This crosses the boundaries of acceptable conduct.
•We must come up with a solution that our customers will find acceptable.
•Yogurt is a perfectly acceptable substitute for cream in cooking.
•a compromise that is acceptable to both sides
•a grammatically acceptable sentence
•an attempt to make the reforms acceptable to both sides
•socially acceptable behaviour
•socially acceptable terminology
•the only national newspaper even remotely acceptable to the left wing
•Air pollution in the city has reached four times the acceptable level.
•Children have to learn what is acceptable behaviour and what is not.
•Divorce is much more socially acceptable than it used to be.
•If you think their offer is acceptable, we'll carry on with the sale.
•Inspectors found that teaching standards were acceptable, but could be improved.
•It's just not acceptable to keep people locked up for so long without trial.
•To get on this course, a pass in English at grade B is acceptable.
•We need laws that are morally acceptable as well as effective.
•We want a solution that is acceptable to all parties.