admirable學測 L4KK [ˈædmɚəbəl] ｜ /ˈædmɚəbəl/
出色的；了不起的·令人欽佩的；值得讚揚
學測常考,易與adorable混淆
Even though the game was hard, his effort to help his team win was truly admirable.
儘管比賽很辛苦,他為了幫助球隊獲勝所付出的努力令人欽佩。
一個畫面：豎起大拇指讚嘆
眼睛發亮看到出色表現,眼睛忍不住發亮
豎起拇指比出讚,表示打從心裡佩服
忍不住鼓掌看到精彩表現,雙手自動拍起來
義項
白手起家C2adjective出色的；了不起的
After years of hard work, she built an admirable bakery from nothing.
經過多年的努力,她白手起家開了一間了不起的麵包店。
an admirable achievementan admirable business
堅持不放棄C1adjective令人欽佩的；值得讚揚
He never gave up, and his hard work was truly admirable.
他從不放棄,他的努力真的令人欽佩。
an admirable efforttruly admirable
片語
an admirable effort拚盡全力 →讓人激賞的努力
an admirable achievement了不起成就 →了不起的成就
truly admirable由衷佩服 →真的令人欽佩
你會不會這樣說？
His hard work and success is truly ___. (admirable / adorable)
看答案
admirable
admirable 是欽佩，adorable 是可愛，拼字相近。
『He never gave up, and his hard work was truly admirable.』最符合哪個意思？(A) 令人厭煩 (B) 令人欽佩 (C) 令人害怕
看答案
(B)
此句稱讚努力不放棄的精神,對應令人欽佩的義項。
字族
admiration 欽佩；讚賞(名詞)・admire 欽佩；讚賞(動詞)