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Definition of admirable in English: admirableadjective ˈadm(ə)rəb(ə)lˈædm(ə)rəb(ə)l Arousing or deserving respect and approval. 令人佩服的,值得赞美的 he has one admirable quality—he is totally honest 他有一种值得赞美的品质——他绝对诚实。 Example sentencesExamples - They demonstrated an admirable grasp of the first rule of business: adapt to survive.
- A dog, for all its admirable and unique qualities, is not a human being and is not treated in the law as such.
- But then I find myself asking why competition is seen as such an admirable quality.
- For all of Matthew's admirable qualities, he had one heartbreaking imperfection.
- One admirable attempt to this end has been that of the British Government.
- This will make an admirable temporary fence and I will have various uses for the mesh once it has done the job on the fence.
- I laid out all that I find admirable in a working mixed-economy social democracy.
- The initiatives taken by a number of villages that were badly hit by the tsunami is admirable.
- In this admirable system, one ranks the candidates in order of preference.
- After this admirable book, the reader can return to listening to Strauss with added enjoyment.
- She clearly had to struggle to force herself on at times; and that, in my opinion, is admirable.
- Celibacy is something many have to face for various good, sometimes admirable, reasons.
- They were vulnerable and needed special care and I have no doubt that much of what you did for them was admirable.
- Here they reproduced that result with great quality and admirable bravery.
- There is a plethora of admirable precedents to this form of conservatism.
- Good on you, Mr Daly - let's hope that others hasten to follow your admirable example.
- It is admirable that she has made her opinion known regardless of what the implications may be.
- There is something admirable about her toughness - it's gutsy rather than selfish.
- With the admirable exception of the health services this has occurred in the past.
- Everyone agreed that Bryan Singer had done an admirable job in bringing the Marvel comic to the screen.
Synonyms commendable, worthy of admiration, worthy of commendation, praiseworthy, laudable, estimable, meritorious, creditable, exemplary, exceptional, notable, honourable, worthy, deserving, respectable, worthwhile excellent, good, sterling, superb, superlative, brilliant, outstanding, first-rate, first-class, second to none, of the first order, of the highest order, of the first water, supreme, prime, great, fine, masterly, marvellous, wonderful, magnificent, impressive informal A1, wicked, stellar, super, splendiferous, top-notch, fab, ace, tip-top, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious British informal smashing, brill, champion, grand North American informal bully, badass Australian/New Zealand informal beaut British informal, dated top-hole rare applaudable
OriginLate Middle English: via Old French from Latin admirabilis 'to be wondered at', from admirari (see admire). Definition of admirable in US English: admirableadjectiveˈadm(ə)rəb(ə)lˈædm(ə)rəb(ə)l Arousing or deserving respect and approval. 令人佩服的,值得赞美的 he has one admirable quality—he is totally honest 他有一种值得赞美的品质——他绝对诚实。 what is admirable in one sex is disdained in the other Example sentencesExamples - It is admirable that she has made her opinion known regardless of what the implications may be.
- I laid out all that I find admirable in a working mixed-economy social democracy.
- She clearly had to struggle to force herself on at times; and that, in my opinion, is admirable.
- Celibacy is something many have to face for various good, sometimes admirable, reasons.
- But then I find myself asking why competition is seen as such an admirable quality.
- One admirable attempt to this end has been that of the British Government.
- They demonstrated an admirable grasp of the first rule of business: adapt to survive.
- Good on you, Mr Daly - let's hope that others hasten to follow your admirable example.
- With the admirable exception of the health services this has occurred in the past.
- A dog, for all its admirable and unique qualities, is not a human being and is not treated in the law as such.
- In this admirable system, one ranks the candidates in order of preference.
- Here they reproduced that result with great quality and admirable bravery.
- For all of Matthew's admirable qualities, he had one heartbreaking imperfection.
- This will make an admirable temporary fence and I will have various uses for the mesh once it has done the job on the fence.
- There is a plethora of admirable precedents to this form of conservatism.
- The initiatives taken by a number of villages that were badly hit by the tsunami is admirable.
- After this admirable book, the reader can return to listening to Strauss with added enjoyment.
- There is something admirable about her toughness - it's gutsy rather than selfish.
- Everyone agreed that Bryan Singer had done an admirable job in bringing the Marvel comic to the screen.
- They were vulnerable and needed special care and I have no doubt that much of what you did for them was admirable.
Synonyms commendable, worthy of admiration, worthy of commendation, praiseworthy, laudable, estimable, meritorious, creditable, exemplary, exceptional, notable, honourable, worthy, deserving, respectable, worthwhile
OriginLate Middle English: via Old French from Latin admirabilis ‘to be wondered at’, from admirari (see admire). |