preferable
英 ['pref(?)r?b(?)l]
美 ['pr?fr?bl]
英文詞源
- preferable (adj.)
- 1640s, from or on model of French préférable, from préfér (see prefer). OED notes preferrable is better English but has not prevailed. Related: Preferably.
雙語例句
- 1. Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.
- 什么都比家里的緊張氣氛好。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. Health without riches is preferable to riches without health.
- 有健康而無財(cái)富比有財(cái)富而無健康更好.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Any principle is preferable to none.
- 任何原則都比沒原則好.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Death was considered vastly preferable to dishonour.
- 可殺不可辱.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Was an evening with Peter in their company preferable to being left at home alone?
- 晚上和彼得在他們的公司呆著是不是比一個(gè)人留在家里好一些？
來自柯林斯例句