preferable 详细解释

preferable

['prefərəbl]

adj. 更好的, 更合意的

a.

更好的, 更可取的, 更合意的[(+to)]

Your idea is preferable to mine.

你的主意比我的更好。

词形变化

副词: preferably | 名词: preferability |

词义辨析

同义:

a.较好的, 较合人意的; 选好的

favored  chosen  selected  favorite  better  best  superior  worthier  choice  select  fine  

同义参见:

accepted  desirable  

英英释义

形容词 preferable:

more desirable than another

同义词:preferred

补充

preferablepreferable英:[ˈprefərəbl] 美:[ˈprɛfərəbəl, ˈprɛfrə-]adj.1.更好的, 更适合的, 更可取的Health without riches is preferable to riches without health.有健康而无财富比有财富而无健康更好。

例句

1. Gradual change is preferable to sudden, large-scale change.渐变比突然的大规模变化更可取。 2. A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby.远处发生大地震比附近发生小地震要好一些。 3. Olive oil is preferable to saturated animal fats.橄榄油比饱和的动物脂肪好。 4. The hazards of the theatre seemed preferable to joining the family paint business.经营剧院的风险似乎比加入家族涂料产业的风险要小一些。 5. An evening with Peter was preferable to being at home alone.与彼得共度一晚比独自在家好。 6. It is preferable to use only olive oil.只用橄榄油更好。 7. lower interest rates were preferable to higher ones.低利率比高利率更可取。 8. Going anywhere is preferable to staying at home for the weekend.周末去任何地方都比留在家里好。 9. the preferable choice更好的选择 10. "As far as I'm concerned, physical therapy is greatly/infinitely preferable to surgery."依我看,物理疗法比手术好得多。 11. The book is far/much preferable to the movie. [=is much better than the movie]原著比电影好多了。