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preferable
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of PREFERABLE
[more preferable; most preferable]
: better or more desirable更好的；更合意的 — often + to
- the preferable choice更好的选择
- As far as I'm concerned, physical therapy is greatly/infinitely preferable to surgery.依我看，物理疗法比手术好得多。
- The book is far/much preferable to the movie. [=is much better than the movie]原著比电影好多了。
preferable
adjective
pref·er·a·ble ˈpre-f(ə-)rə-bəl 
ˈpre-fər-bəl,
also pri-ˈfər-ə-bəl
: having greater value or desirability : being preferred
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Wind might work better in Kansas, while solar was preferable in Ohio. 
Andrew Blum, Time, 15 Sep. 2022 Some sweeteners thought of as natural aren't preferable either, Page said. Aria Bendix, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 The fear was that there might eventually be as many as 50 different emissions standards and that a federal standard, the Clean Air Act of 1970, was preferable. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Tolkien believed students should focus on Old and Middle English texts, while Lewis thought English Literature post-Geoffrey Chaucer was preferable. Emma Fraser, Town & Country, 4 Sep. 2022 If keeping feet firmly planted on solid Earth is preferable, the region offers hiking opportunities galore. Sunset Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022 Non-lethal solutions may be preferable in some of these circumstances, but humans, like any other animal, have the right to protect their homes and livelihoods. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2022 Evolutions are always preferable to revolutions and gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo. Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 Any indignity is preferable to becoming ordinary again. William Falk, The Week, 20 Aug. 2022 See More
Andrew Blum, Time, 15 Sep. 2022 Some sweeteners thought of as natural aren't preferable either, Page said. Aria Bendix, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 The fear was that there might eventually be as many as 50 different emissions standards and that a federal standard, the Clean Air Act of 1970, was preferable. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Tolkien believed students should focus on Old and Middle English texts, while Lewis thought English Literature post-Geoffrey Chaucer was preferable. Emma Fraser, Town & Country, 4 Sep. 2022 If keeping feet firmly planted on solid Earth is preferable, the region offers hiking opportunities galore. Sunset Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022 Non-lethal solutions may be preferable in some of these circumstances, but humans, like any other animal, have the right to protect their homes and livelihoods. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2022 Evolutions are always preferable to revolutions and gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo. Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 Any indignity is preferable to becoming ordinary again. William Falk, The Week, 20 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1666, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of preferable was in 1666 adjective
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