estimable
英 ['est?m?b(?)l]
美 ['?st?m?bl]
助記提示
1. estimate => estim- + -able.
2. => valuable, estimable.
英文詞源
- estimable (adj.)
- mid-15c., "capable of being estimated," from Old French estimable and directly from Latin aestimabilis "valuable, estimable," from aestimare (see esteem (v.)). Meaning "worthy of esteem" in English is from 1690s.
雙語例句
- 1. He was an estimable, good natured man and a competent journalist.
- 他是一個值得尊重的 、 性情溫和而有才能的新聞記者.
來自辭典例句
- 2. Repose of manner is an estimable trait in a horse.
- 神情鎮定是一匹馬可貴的特質.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Winning is a good thing, but failure sometimes is also estimable.
- 勝利是可貴的, 而失敗有時同樣可敬!
來自互聯網
- 4. The value of a true friend is not estimable.
- 一個真正朋友的價值是無法估量的.
來自互聯網
- 5. A young lady fall in love with the estimable prelate.
- 一個年輕女士愛上了這位可尊敬的高級教士.
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