estimable
estimable — adjective
- estimablepositive
- more estimablecomparative
- most estimablesuperlative
1. having good qualities or doing excellent work that makes people respect and admi
having good qualities or doing excellent work that makes people respect and admire you
Talia's estimable work as a teacher earned her the school's highest award.
collocation: estimable work / estimable achievement
Building that library was an estimable achievement for a small town.
Piotr is an estimable leader who always puts his team first.
The charity set itself an estimable goal of feeding every hungry child in the city.
It was an estimable effort to rescue the pet from the burning house.
- admirable
more common and slightly less formal; can describe both people and things
- commendable
focuses on specific actions worthy of praise
- laudable
more formal, emphasises praiseworthy intentions or efforts
- worthy
less formal, broader in range but weaker in strength
- contemptible
strong opposite, describing someone who deserves scorn
- despicable
even stronger negative; describes morally repulsive behaviour
- unworthy
lighter negative; describes someone who does not deserve respect
文法句型
estimable + noun
be + estimable
用法筆記
Mostly formal and written. Applied to people or their qualities, efforts, and achievements rather than to objects.