favorable
英 ['feɪvərəbl]
美 ['fevərəbl]
- adj.好ましい; 良い; 好ましい、承認する; 同意する
英語の語源
- favorable (adj.)
- late 14c., "kind, friendly," from Old French favorable "well-disposed, favorable, partial," from Latin favorabilis "favored, in favor," from favor "good will, partiality" (see favor (n.)). Meaning "advantageous" is from mid-15c. In Middle English it also meant "attractive, pleasing, agreeable." Related: Favorably.
例文
- 1. These figures were often spuriously computed by selecting particularly favorable sample groups.
- これらの数字は、誤った方法で計算されることが多く、特に選択された自分に有利なサンプル群を使用しています。
- 2.The above-mentioned working paper has received favorable responses from many countries.
- 上記の作業ファイルは多くの国から支持と応答を得ている。
- 3.Each nation suppressed news that was not favorable to it.
- それぞれの国は、不利なメッセージを抑留しています。
- 4.The book received a favorable review.
- この本は好評を博した。
- 5.They are favorable to the proposal.
- 彼らはこの提案に賛同した。
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