英语词汇“desirable”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	desirable
释义	de·sir·able I. \-ˈzīrəbəl\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from desirer + -able 1. : capable of arousing desire: a. : having the power to attract or bring into demand : of such properties or qualities as to be wished for or sought < one of the city's most desirable neighborhoods > < a plant species that may prove to be commercially desirable > often : so valuable or excellent as to assure being desired or selected b. : such as to awake urgent or passionate longing or craving < there are circumstances in which a scoop of dirty water can be supremely desirable > especially : exciting erotic longing < she was never more desirable than at this moment > 2. a. : worth seeking or doing as advantageous, beneficial, or wise : advisable, expedient < having the footnotes at the back of the book is not nearly so desirable > < even if the highest education were desirable for all, which I doubt — Bertrand Russell > < desirable freedom and individual responsibility of the elective system — Official Register of Harvard University > b. : suited to the purposes and objectives of normal society < however desirable a common language for all the world may be — I.A.Richards > < the personal opinion of the judge as to what is desirable or undesirable legislation — M.R.Cohen > II. noun (-s) : one that is desirable < a balanced diet and adequate rest are basic desirables for any convalescent > : a person or thing that merits or attracts desire or favorable attention and consideration < fostering the desirables and weeding out the undesirables > often : a person regarded as of high social standing and eligibility < moving always in a small circle of desirables he scarcely knew the lower world of clubs and theaters and balls existed >
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