| 单词 | favorable |
| 释义 | favorable (feɪvərəbəl) regional note: in BRIT, use favourable 1. adjective [ADJ n, v-link ADJ to n] If your opinion or your reaction is favorable to something, you agree with it and approve of it. The president's convention speech received favorable reviews. 2. adjective Favorable conditions make something more likely to succeed or seem more attractive. It's believed the conditions in which the elections are being held are too favorableto the government. Synonyms: advantageous, timely, good, promising More Synonyms of favorable 3. adjective If you make a favorable comparison between two things, you say that the first is better than or as good as the second. The film bears favorable technical comparison with Hollywood productions costing10 times as much. More Synonyms of favorable favorable in American English (ˈfeɪvərəbəl) adjective SYNONYMY NOTE: favorable applies to that which is distinctly helpful or advantageous in gaining an end [a favorable climate for citrus fruits]; auspicious refers to something regarded as a good omen of some undertaking [he made an auspicious debut]; propitious is now usually applied to a circumstance or a time that appears favorable for doingor beginning something [a propitious moment]1. approving or commending 2. advantageous 3. pleasing or desirable a favorable impression OPPOSITES: adverse, unfavorable Derived forms favorableness (ˈfavorableness) noun favorably (ˈfavorably) adverb Word origin ME < OFr < L favorabilisExamples of 'favorable' in a sentence |
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