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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ad·mi·ra·ble DATE 15th century 1. deserving the highest esteem : excellent 2. obsolete : exciting wonder : surprising English Etymology admirable 1590s, from Fr. admirable ( O.Fr . amirable), from L.admirabilem, from admirari "to admire" (see admiration). In early years it also carried a stronger sense of "awe-inspiring."http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 admirable ad·mir·able / 5AdmErEbl / adjective (formal)having qualities that you admire and respect 可钦佩的；值得赞赏的；令人羡慕的 SYN commendable :
Her dedication to her work was admirable. 她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。 He made his points with admirable clarity. 他阐述观点明确,值得赞赏。 • ad·mir·ably / -Ebli / adv.: Joe coped admirably with a difficult situation. 乔面对困境应付裕如。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English admirable adj. VERBS be | find sb/sth ADV. very | wholly She had acted in ways that he found wholly admirable. | truly OLT admirable adj. ⇨ worthy Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ad·mi·ra·ble I. \ˈadm(ə)rəbəl\ adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin admirabilis, from admirari to admire + -abilis -able — more at admire 1. obsolete : worthy of being marveled at : wonderful , surprising < it seemeth equally admirable to me, that holy king Henry the Sixth should do any wrong, or harsh Edward the Fourth do any right to the muses — Thomas Fuller > 2. : capable of exciting wonder united with approbation : deserving the highest esteem < a record of a long, varied, and admirable career in the Foreign Service — R.H.Rovere > 3. : excellent 3 < he is in many ways an admirable and even estimable figure — Irving Howe > < his taste was impeccable, his health admirable — Virginia Woolf > • admirableness noun -es • admirably adverb II. adverb obsolete : admirably |
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