| 单词 | admirable |
| 释义 | admirable (once / 206 pages) adj Someone who deserves your admiration can be described as admirable. Your friend who saves homeless kittens in his spare time? An admirable person. An action can be admirable, like when you stop to help someone who's slipped and fallen on an icy sidewalk. A person can also be admirable, like your uncle who works building schools in Sri Lanka. If you admire someone for a good reason, that makes them admirable, or deserving of your respect and admiration. When you pronounce admirable, you stress the first syllable, ad, unlike admire, which has the emphasis on the last syllable, mire. WORD FAMILYadmirable: admirability, admirableness, admirablest, admirably+/admiration: admirations/admire: admirable, admiration, admired, admirer, admires, admiring/admirer: admirers/admiring: admiringly USAGE EXAMPLESGerstein’s recording is an admirable achievement, but it does not quite transcend Liszt’s keyboard acrobatics to reach a higher plane of musical expression. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Ms. Merkel’s response to the refugee crisis was admirable, but sustainability, especially political sustainability, of the policy must now be the objective. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) It is a scam admirable for its complexity, if not its morality. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1adj inspiring admiration or approval among her many admirable qualities are generosity and graciousness Syn pleasing giving pleasure and satisfaction 2adj deserving of the highest esteem or admiration trains ran with admirable precision his taste was impeccable, his health admirable Syn estimable deserving of respect or high regard |
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