英:[ˈprefrəbl]
美:[ˈprefrəbl]
英:[ˈprefrəbl]
美:[ˈprefrəbl]
pref·er·a·ble
pre f r bl [or] pref r bl
preferably (adv.)
词根:prefer
adv.preferably 较好;宁可,宁愿;更适宜
vi.prefer 喜欢;愿意
vt.prefer 更喜欢;宁愿;提出;提升
Adjective
1. more desirable than another;
"coffee is preferable to tea"
"Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"
"值得优先选择的,更加令人向往的",1640年代(隐含于 preferableness 中),源自或仿效法语 préférable,源自 préfér(见 prefer)。OED 指出,拼写为 preferrable 更符合英语规范,但并未普及。相关词汇: Preferably; preferability。
The first known use of preferable was in 1666
prefix1 of 2verb
to place in frontespecially: to add as a prefix
prefix a syllable to a word
prefix2 of 2noun
a letter or group of letters that comes at the beginning of a word and has a meaning of its own
prefix1 of 2verb
to place in frontespecially: to add as a prefix
prefix a syllable to a word
prefix2 of 2noun
a letter or group of letters that comes at the beginning of a word and has a meaning of its own
prefigureverb
to show, suggest, or announce by an earlier type, image, or likeness
the first crocus prefigures the arrival of spring
to picture or imagine beforehand
prefigure the outcome of the game
preferverb
to choose or like better than another
prefer dark clothes
to present for action or consideration
prefer charges against a thief
prefermentnoun
advancement or promotion in dignity, office, or rank
a position or office of honor or importance
preferentialadjective
of or relating to preference
showing preference
preferential treatment
creating or using preference in trading
permitting the showing of order of preference (as of candidates in an election)
a preferential ballot
preferentialadjective
of or relating to preference
showing preference
preferential treatment
creating or using preference in trading
permitting the showing of order of preference (as of candidates in an election)
a preferential ballot
preferencenoun
the act of preferring
the state of being preferred
the power or opportunity of choosing
gave him his preference
one that is preferred : favorite
my preference is soul music
the act of giving advantages to some over others
show preference in giving out jobs
preferencenoun
the act of preferring
the state of being preferred
the power or opportunity of choosing
gave him his preference
one that is preferred : favorite
my preference is soul music
the act of giving advantages to some over others
show preference in giving out jobs
preferableadjective
worthy to be preferred : more desirable
1 Maybe Ms. Lee realized that playing a K-pop aspirant on an American children’s show was preferable to being one in real life.
2 It had no flaws that stood out — it would be far preferable to the sort of industrial Proseccos served at gallery openings and receptions — but it lacked finesse.
3 Business educates are trying to improve theirss courses in order to produce preferable graduates.
为了培养出更好的毕业生,企业学校在改进他们的课程.
4 But getting a little wet seemed vastly preferable to climbing that hill twice in one morning, so I bent my head against the spitting rain and trudged onward.
5 Their sensuality made them far preferable as companions to men.
6 Which raises the question: Are sunsets over water preferable, for musical purposes, to sunsets over land?
7 It was something preferable: four musicians picking up where they had left off, putting their individual refinement in standard arrangements.
8 You don’t seem involved with your son’s birth father; at some point I hope you will realize that being alone is almost always preferable to being with the wrong person.
9 But any is preferable to the implosion of the euro zone.
但是,采纳任何一种措施都比欧元区崩溃要强.
10 By that time, bed seems far preferable to the barricades.
11 F: Well, some garden designs are preferable.
弗洛拉:有些花园设计得比较好。
12 An automatic thing: because his friends had joined, and because it was worth a few credits, and because it seemed preferable to letting the draft take him.
13 Useful items include comfortable walking shoes, a rain poncho if viewing near a fall’s base, cloths to dry lenses and cameras, a tripod for longer camera or smartphone exposures and a headlamp or flashlight (red-light settings are preferable for not disrupting night vision).
14 I bury my face in the crook of my arm, the stink of me preferable to the stink of whatever’s down here.
15 Mr Obama might reply that uncertainty is preferable to the alternatives that were considered by Congress.
也许奥巴马会答复你,议会认为“两说”总比“完全没用”要好一些.
16 The production notes proudly point out that the two characters — Ana Maria Soto and Ariana Tomosa — are anagrams, it would have been preferable if some of that cleverness had been put on screen.
17 Sure, there's a show-offiness to this kind of artistic slumming - a self-consciously understated scenery chewing that occurs in a story about damaged people - but that's certainly preferable to flowery exclamations of hope.
18 A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby...
远处发生大地震总比在附近发生小地震好。
19 We didn’t love Fairmont, but not because the woman at the front desk was flummoxed when I explained to her that, no, a king bed was indeed preferable to two doubles.
20 The raunchy riffs and lowbrow gags of “Hot Tub” are vastly preferable to the navel-gazing sanctimony of “The Big Chill,” at least for my taste.
1 更好
better preferably all the better preferred all the better exciting all the more exciting all the stronger exciting more mair
3 更可取
5 较好的
6 更合适的
7 更合意的