1
look favorably on/upon sb/sth
正式用语，on 和 upon 均可，后接人或事物，表示“对…持赞许态度”。
The committee looked favorably on our proposal.
委员会赞许地看待我们的提案。
赞同地；赞成地；有好感地
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赞同地；赞成地；有好感地
with approval; approvingly
The committee looked favorably on our proposal.
委员会赞许地看待我们的提案。
以有利的方式；顺利地
In a favorable manner.
The manager looked favorably on her suggestion.
经理对她的建议持赞同态度。
The review described the film favorably.
这篇评论对这部电影给予了正面评价。
The team responded favorably to the new policy.
团队对新政策反应积极。
正式用语，on 和 upon 均可，后接人或事物，表示“对…持赞许态度”。
The committee looked favorably on our proposal.
委员会赞许地看待我们的提案。
介词 of 或 about 引出被评价的对象；常见于正式评价或新闻报道中。
Doctors spoke favorably of the new treatment.
医生们对这种新疗法称赞有加。
to 后接刺激或对象，favorably 修饰“反应”的方式，意为以积极、赞许的态度回应。
Audiences reacted favorably to the new film.
观众对新电影反响很好。
Not this
The manager reacted favorable to the proposal.
Use this
The manager reacted favorably to the proposal.
修饰动词 react 要用副词 favorably，favorable 是形容词，不能修饰动作；中文形容词常直接做状语，英语须用 -ly 副词。
Not this
Many investors look favorably to the new policy.
Use this
Many investors look favorably on the new policy.
look favorably on/upon 是固定搭配，表示“对……持赞成/看好态度”；介词用 on 或 upon，不用 to。中文“对”直译成 to 导致了错误。
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称赞；说…的好话
The manager spoke favorably of your work.
经理称赞了你的工作。
赞同；对…持赞成态度
Many employers look favorably on candidates with volunteer experience.
许多雇主对有志愿者经历的求职者持赞成态度。
以赞成的态度看待；看好
Investors view the new policy favorably.
投资者看好这项新政策。
反应良好；作出赞成反应
The public reacted favorably to the announcement.
公众对这个公告反应良好。
比…毫不逊色；与…相比更好
Her performance compares favorably with that of more experienced actors.
她的表演与更有经验的演员相比毫不逊色。
积极响应；正面回应
She responded favorably to the invitation.
她积极回应了邀请。
赞成；赞同；对…有好感
The board looked favorably on our proposal.
董事会赞同我们的提案。
比…毫不逊色；比得上
Her work compares favorably with that of more experienced designers.
她的作品与更有经验的设计师的作品相比毫不逊色。
称赞；说…的好话
All her colleagues speak favorably of her.
她所有的同事都称赞她。
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favor 是“好感”，-ably 表示“…地”，合起来 favorably 就是“带着好感地、赞同地”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：评价或评论、报告或评估、日常对话 favorably 表示“赞同地、有好感地”，通常用于书面或较正式的语境，如评论、报告等；日常口语中也可使用，但整体偏正式。
Unfavorably is a true rhyme: it keeps the same stressed /eɪvərəbli/ ending. Favorable is a close spelling lookalike but ends in /bəl/ and is an adjective, not an adverb. Admirably, comfortably, reasonably, and considerably share the unstressed suffix /əbli/ but stress different syllables, so they sound noticeably different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.