estimable
estimable — 形容詞
- estimablepositive
- more estimablecomparative
- most estimablesuperlative
1. having good qualities or doing excellent work that makes people respect and admi
可敬的
品格或成就值得敬重
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.
Talia 身為教師的可敬工作表現為她贏得了學校的最高榮譽。
collocation: estimable work / estimable achievement
Building that library was an estimable achievement for a small town.
對一個小鎮來說，建造那座圖書館是一項可敬的成就。
Piotr is an estimable leader who always puts his team first.
Piotr 是一位總是將團隊放在第一位的可敬領袖。
The charity set itself an estimable goal of feeding every hungry child in the city.
該慈善機構為自己訂下了可敬的目標：餵飽城裡每一個飢餓的孩子。
It was an estimable effort to rescue the pet from the burning house.
從失火的房子裡救出寵物，那是一項可敬的付出。
- 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.