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estimable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++es·ti·ma·ble /ˈestəməbəl/ adjective formal  ADMIREdeserving respect and admiration 值得尊敬的;值得敬佩的 inestimable
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estimableThe morally estimable act of exposing to us the worst in ourselves nearly always has something morally equivocal about it.Products range from the truly estimable and inspired to the merely pretty and, sometimes, meretricious.Before long, the estimable Dick Cheney took over the top job.The estimable Howell Binkley does not disappoint with his atmospheric lighting.First runner-up wins the tacky but estimable Style Invitational Loser Pen.
es·ti·ma·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
deserving admiration and Corpus respect


estimable
estimable /ˈestəməbəl, ˈestɪməbəl/ adjective formal
deserving respect and admiration ⇨ inestimable


es·tim·ableBrE /ˈestɪməbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈestɪməbl/ 🔊 adjective (old-fashioned or formal) deserving respect and admiration 值得尊重的;值得敬佩的