preferable

adj

1. more desirable than another

e.g. coffee is preferable to tea
Danny's preferred name is `Dan'

Synonym: preferred

1. 更好的；更可取的；更合适的
If you say that one thing is preferable to another, you mean that it is more desirable or suitable.

e.g. A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby...
远处发生大地震总比在附近发生小地震好。
e.g. The hazards of the theatre seemed preferable to joining the family paint business...
经营剧院的风险似乎比加入家族涂料产业的风险要小一些。

1. 更可取的, 更好的, 更优越的：transit passage 过境通行 | preferable 更可取的, 更好的, 更优越的 | satellite mapping radar 卫星测绘雷达, 卫星遥摄雷达

2. 更好的,更可取的：practicable 行得通的 | preferable 更好的,更可取的 | preliminary 初步的,预备的

3. 可取的：preface 序言 | preferable 可取的 | preference curve 偏爱曲线

4. 更可取的：潜在的 potential | 更可取的 preferable | 最重要/首要的 principal