Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6353
preferably
最好；更合意地；宁可
核心释义
by preference; if possible; more willingly
- 1.
优先地；按意愿；以更可取的方式。
In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.
- 2.
更愿意或更乐意地
more readily or willingly
优先地；按意愿；以更可取的方式。；更愿意或更乐意地；宁可
用法In use
Please bring your own lunch, preferably something healthy.
用法提示：preferably 作副词，表示“最好”，修饰名词短语 something healthy。
We should leave by 8 a.m., preferably earlier.
用法提示：preferably 作副词，修饰形容词比较级 earlier，表示“更可取地”。
She wants the report submitted by Friday, preferably in PDF format.
用法提示：preferably 作副词，修饰介词短语 in PDF format，表示“更可取地”。
clean it well, preferably with warm water
preferably + noun phrase
名词前用 preferably 表示更可取的选项。
I would like a small apartment, preferably a studio.
我想要一个小公寓，最好是单间公寓。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- preferably with
- 最好与……一起
- Please bring a photo ID, preferably with your current address.请携带带照片的身份证，最好显示您当前的地址。
- preferably in
- 最好在……中
- The document should be submitted in digital format, preferably in PDF.文件应以数字格式提交，最好是PDF格式。
- preferably before
- 最好在……之前
- You should arrive at the airport preferably before 7 AM.你最好在早上7点前到达机场。
- preferably at
- 最好在……（时间/地点）
- We can meet for lunch, preferably at noon.我们可以一起吃午饭，最好在中午。
- preferably after
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
preferably拆解为prefer（偏爱）+ably（能干地），偏爱又能干，当然“最好”选择它。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于书面语或正式口语，表示在多种选项中更倾向于某一选择；多用于提出建议或表达偏好时。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与should, would like等连用，表示建议或偏好
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the spelling ending '-ably' but have different stressed vowels, so they are not perfect rhymes. 'Probably' is a common lookalike but has a different vowel sound.
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