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preferably adv.更好地；宁可；宁愿 (1) 我想结婚，最好是找到一位有钱人。(2) 他们要购买一所新房子，最好在海边。 As preferably is the adverb form of the word "prefer," we can find its roots in the Latin praeferre, which means "to set before." When you use preferably you're saying you'd set that choice before all others, though you might accept something else. Musician David Byrne once said, "I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time."

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英 ['prefrəbli] 美 ['prefrəbli] (1) I want to get married; preferably to a rich man.(2) They want to buy a new house, near the sea preferably. The adverb preferably refers to the most desirable choice. You could say you were looking for a new car, preferably a hybrid. That means that a hybrid is the kind of car you would choose over any other kind.

英语单词	preferably
英美音标	英 ['prefrəbli] 美 ['prefrəbli]
中文释义	adv.更好地；宁可；宁愿
英语例句	(1) I want to get married; preferably to a rich man. (2) They want to buy a new house, near the sea preferably.
中文例句	(1) 我想结婚，最好是找到一位有钱人。 (2) 他们要购买一所新房子，最好在海边。
vocabulary简明	The adverb preferably refers to the most desirable choice. You could say you were looking for a new car, preferably a hybrid. That means that a hybrid is the kind of car you would choose over any other kind.
vocabulary扩展	As preferably is the adverb form of the word "prefer," we can find its roots in the Latin praeferre, which means "to set before." When you use preferably you're saying you'd set that choice before all others, though you might accept something else. Musician David Byrne once said, "I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time."

Preferably Adverb Means Set 英 Prefrəbli] 美 Prefrəbli Adv.更好地；宁可；宁愿