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- wanted or wished for as being an attractive, useful, or necessary course of action合意的, 理想的, 可取的：
with infinitive it is desirable to exercise some social control over technology.对技术科学进行适当的社会控制是可取的。
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- (of a person) arousing sexual desire（人）动人的：
she had never looked more desirable.
她从未显得如此动人。
- a desirable person, thing, or quality称心如意的东西, 合意的人, 好的品质：
the store sells various desirables.
商店销售各种各样的好东西。
派生词
desirability
noundesirableness
noundesirably
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Old French， suggested by Latin desiderabilis, from desiderare 'to desire' （see DESIDERATE）.