respectful, respected, respective, respectable 的区别和用法辨析及示例例句

respectful: 指“充满敬意的”,是主动性的尊重他人。如:The students were very respectful towards the great man.(这些学生对这位伟人十分敬仰。)
respected: 表示受人尊敬的,可用于对年长的人,权威性的意见等。
respective: 表“各自分别的”,修饰名词时,名词一般用复数。如:They went back to their respective houses.(他们回了各自的家。)
respectable: 可尊敬的,值得尊重的。如:His parents were poor but respectable.(他父母虽穷却令人尊敬。)