more suitable or useful than something else 更合适的；更有用的
+to Sitting home alone would be preferable to spending a night with Janice. 独自一人在家呆坐也比和贾妮丝一起呆一个晚上好。
infinitely preferable (=much more appropriate or useful) Wouldn’ t it be infinitely more preferable to educate prisoners so that they can find jobs when they get out? 更合适得多；更有用得多