Word · Frequency #11789
desirability
可取性；合意性；值得想望
the quality of being desirable or worth wanting
- 1.
The state of being desirable.
可取性；令人向往的状态。
可取性；令人向往的状态。；值得想望；可取；[经] 合意性；可用性
In use
The desirability of good public transport is something city planners cannot ignore.
Opinions about the desirability of homework often differ between teachers and parents.
We ranked the job offers by desirability, not just by salary.
the desirability of sth/doing sth
desirability 通常与 of 连用，后接名词或动名词。
The desirability of early diagnosis is well known.
早期诊断的可取性是众所周知的。
question the desirability of sth
question、doubt 等动词常以 the desirability of ... 作宾语，表示质疑某事的可取性。
They questioned the desirability of building a new airport.
他们质疑修建新机场的可取性。
Common mistakes
This option is desirability.This option is desirable.
desirability 是名词，表示“可取性”；在系动词后作表语应使用形容词 desirable，而不是名词形式。
The proposal has many desirabilities.The proposal has many desirable features.
desirability 通常作不可数名词，表示抽象性质，不能直接加 -s 表示“多个可取之处”；表达具体优点时用 desirable features。
We discussed the desirability to invest early.We discussed the desirability of investing early.
desirability 后接介词 of 加动名词，表示“做某事的可取性”，不接不定式。
Connections
Collocations
- social desirability
- 社会称许性
- Social desirability often affects how people answer questions about their habits.社会称许性常常影响人们回答关于自身习惯的问题的方式。
- perceived desirability
- 感知可取性
- The perceived desirability of a job can influence how hard people work.工作的感知可取性会影响人们努力工作的程度。
- sexual desirability
- 性吸引力
- The advertisement played on ideas of sexual desirability to sell perfume.这则广告利用性吸引力的观念来推销香水。
- desirability rating
- 合意性评分
- Participants gave the new phone a high desirability rating.参与者给这款新手机打了很高的合意性评分。
- market desirability
- 市场合意性
- The company studied market desirability before launching the product.公司在推出该产品前研究了市场合意性。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 desire（渴望）+ ability（能力）：让人渴望的特质，就是‘可取性’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、商务评估、政策分析 该词多用于正式、书面或学术语境，表示某事物值得想要或可取的程度；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the rhyming suffix /ˈbɪləti/: ability, possibility, responsibility, stability, suitability, availability. Beware the lookalike 'desirable' /dɪˈzaɪərəbəl/, which sounds different and does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.