commendable

/kəˈmendəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈmendəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈmen-də-bəl/ (ame, mw)

commendable — adjective

  • commendablepositive
  • more commendablecomparative
  • most commendablesuperlative

1. good enough that other people should recognise it openly with words of approval

1.形容詞C1
釋義

good enough that other people should recognise it openly with words of approval — used about an action, effort, or quality rather than the person themselves.

例句

Dahlia made a commendable effort to learn Cantonese before moving to Hong Kong.

collocation: commendable effort

The way Mert helped his elderly neighbour carry her shopping was truly commendable.

predicative: be commendable describing an action

同義詞
  • admirable

    stronger emotional warmth; commendable is more measured and formal

  • praiseworthy

    near-identical meaning; slightly more old-fashioned

  • laudable

    very formal, often used about goals or intentions rather than completed actions

反義詞

文法句型

be + commendable

commendable + noun

用法筆記

Describes the action or quality, not the person — say 'her honesty was commendable', not 'she was commendable'. Often appears in formal writing (reports, speeches, references) where the speaker wants to give measured approval without sounding emotional.

常見錯誤

❌Eshe is a commendable doctor.
✅Eshe's care for her patients is commendable.
💡commendable usually describes what someone does or shows, not the person as a whole.
❌The cake tastes commendable.
✅The cake tastes wonderful.
💡commendable is about moral or social approval of behaviour, not about how something tastes, feels, or looks.