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preferable /5prefErEbl/
a. 更可取的, 更好的, 更合意的 【同】desirable; favorable 【例】Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong. 无知犹胜于错误。什么都不相信的人与真理的距离不像相信谬论的人的那样远。He finds country life preferable to that of living in the city. 他感到在乡村生活比在城市更好。Cold food would be preferable in this heat. 在这样的热天吃冷食更好。" |