| 单词 | advisable |
| 释义 | advisable (once / 748 pages) adj Something that's advisable makes a lot of sense — enough so that you'd recommend it to a friend. For example, it might be advisable for you to go visit a college before deciding to go there as a student. Use the adjective advisable when you talk about actions that are completely wise and fitting. It's advisable to change the batteries in your smoke detector and wait for the walk sign to cross the street. It's also advisable to save some money every month and to consult your entire family before bringing home a puppy. Advisable comes from the verb advise, or suggest, with its Old French root, aviser, "deliberate, reflect, or consider." WORD FAMILYadvisable: advisability, advisabler, advisablest, advisably, inadvisable, unadvisable+/advise: advisable, advised, advisee, advisement, adviser, advises, advising, advisor, advisory, misadvise/advised: advisedly, ill-advised, unadvised/advisee: advisees/advisement: advisements/adviser: advisers/advisor: advisors/advisory: advisories/inadvisable: inadvisability, inadvisably/misadvise: misadvised, misadvising/unadvisable: unadvisably/unadvised: unadvisedly USAGE EXAMPLESThe doctor had told him he was lucky to be walking, that boxing was definitely out and that doing other things was advisable. BBC(Nov 30, 2016) He agreed that it was advisable to order extra heart tests for patients taking checkpoint combinations. New York Times(Nov 02, 2016) Cold turkey may not be advisable, given legitimate Trump-related news that may demand attention. Washington Post(Oct 23, 2016) adj worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise such action is neither necessary nor advisable extreme caution is advisable it is advisable to telephone first Syn|Ant best, better (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable wellwise or advantageous and hence advisable prudentcareful and sensible; marked by sound judgment wisehaving or prompted by wisdom or discernment inadvisable, unadvisable not prudent or wise; not recommended imprudentnot prudent or wise foolishdevoid of good sense or judgment |
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