
preferable
英 /ˈprefrəbl/ 美 /ˈprefrəbl/
- adj. 更可取的;更合意的Better or more suitable than another option.
A quiet evening at home is preferable to another party.
比起再参加一场聚会,在家度过安静的夜晚更合心意。
Investing in reliable public transport is often preferable to building more roads in densely populated cities.
在人口稠密的城市,投资可靠的公共交通通常比修建更多道路更可取。
搭配
preferable to 比……更可取far preferable 好得多的a preferable alternative 更可取的替代方案
辨析提示
用A is preferable to B,不用than;通常不加more。
词族
prefer (v.)、preference (n.)、preferably (adv.)
近义 better
相关词
- prefer 更喜欢;宁愿
- preference 偏爱;偏好
- associate 联想;联系
- underestimate 低估;小看
- limitation 局限;不足
- drawback 缺点;不利因素
- hence 因此;由此
- perspective 观点;视角
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