estimable

英 [ˈestɪməbl]

美 [ˈestɪməbl]

adj.  值得尊重的; 值得敬佩的

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BNC.34949 / COCA.27308

牛津词典

adj.

• 值得尊重的；值得敬佩的
  deserving respect and admiration

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 值得尊敬的;值得敬仰的;值得仰慕的
  If you describe someone or something asestimable, you mean that they deserve admiration.
  1. ...the estimable Miss Cartwright.
     令人仰慕的卡特赖特小姐

英英释义

adj

• may be computed or estimated
  1. a calculable risk
  2. computable odds
  3. estimable assets
  Synonym:computable
• deserving of respect or high regard
• deserving of esteem and respect
  1. all respectable companies give guarantees
  2. ruined the family's good name
  Synonym:goodhonorablerespectable

双语例句

• We always complain the coxcombry and realistic of the age, not knowing the stillness under which is more estimable and forceful as the penguin's diving.
  我们总是抱怨这个时代太浮夸，太现实，浑不觉这浮夸底下的沉静更可贵，更有企鹅潜水的突破力。
• An estimable young professor; trains ran with admirable precision; his taste was impeccable, his health admirable.
  令人钦佩的年轻教授；列车运行得非常准；他的口味无可挑剔，身体也很健康。
• "And then, too," he continued softly," I was waiting for the memory of the estimable Ashley Wilkes to fade. "
  “除此以外，”他温柔地继续说，“我还在等你对那位可敬的艾希礼-威尔克斯的记忆渐渐消失。”
• A pound of a man's flesh taken from a man is not so estimable.
  从人身上取下的一磅肉并没什么价值。
• All estimable aims, no doubt.
  毫无疑问，这些都是值得称道的目标。
• It is likely to have a soothing effect on him. Repose of manner is an estimable trait in a horse.
  这样很可能对他产生一种镇定的效用。神情镇定是一匹马可贵的特质。
• Estimable friends who know all about it would tell you and take a certain delight in telling you things that I have done, and things further that I have not repented.
  我那些为人敬重的朋友们对此一清二楚，他们自会告诉诸位，我的所作所为他们自然津津乐道，有些事情我并不后悔。
• In the recent years, some factories use chemical dyestuff and the mills adhering to use indigo become estimable and commendable.
  近年有的厂家改用化学染料，坚持用植物染料的作坊变得难能可贵。
• He writes estimable poetry under a pseudonym.
  他用笔名写值得称颂的诗。
• Tata Motors no doubt has been watching and learning as it invests in its estimable British brands.
  在投资建设这两个英国豪车品牌的同时，塔塔无疑也在不断观察和学习。