com·mend·a·ble
adjective/kəˈmendəbl/
/kəˈmendəbl/
(formal)- deserving praise and approval
值得赞扬(或嘉许)的 - They always conduct their affairs with commendable honesty.
他们总是以值得称道的诚实来处理事务。 - She showed commendable loyalty to the family firm.
她对家族企业表现出了值得称赞的忠诚。
Extra Examples- He wasn't always successful, but he made a commendable effort.
他并不总是成功,但他做出了值得称赞的努力。 - The boy showed a commendable desire to defend his mother.
这个男孩表现出了捍卫母亲的强烈愿望,这一点值得称赞。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin commendabilis, from commendare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, entrust’. - They always conduct their affairs with commendable honesty.