favorable

favorable 是英语形容词，表示“有利的、赞成的、令人满意的”；它是美式英语中 favourable 的标准拼写。

💡 记忆钩子

把 favorable 想成“风向站在你这边”：条件 favorable，就是条件有利；某人对你 favorable，就是对你持赞成态度。它的核心都是“朝好的方向倾斜”。

📝 学习建议

favorable 与 favourable 意思完全相同，前者是美式标准拼写，后者主要见于英式拼写。
不要只把它理解成“讨人喜欢的”；在说明条件、环境、结果时，更常表示“有利于某事的”。

📖 中文释义

adj

core favourable 的美式拼写

📖 favorable 是 favourable 的美式标准拼写，意思包括“有利的、适宜的、令人满意的”以及“表示赞成的”。无论说条件有利，还是说某人的态度支持，核心都是事情朝好的方向发展。

💡 常用搭配是 favorable conditions for...、favorable to... 和 a favorable view/opinion，分别用于说明有利条件、促进作用和赞成态度。它通常作定语或表语，语气比简单的“好”更正式、更强调对目标的帮助。不要把它误当成只表示“友好的”；表示人与人相处友好时，通常使用 friendly。

US alt-of standard

The warm weather created favorable conditions for growing tomatoes.

温暖的天气为种植番茄创造了有利条件。

The committee gave a favorable response to the proposal.

委员会对这项提案作出了赞成的回应。

more favorable comparative most favorable superlative

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 4 组

giving an advantage;

同义词集: advantageous favorable favourable

a contract advantageous to our country

socially advantageous to entertain often

反义: disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfavourable 近似: beneficial, discriminatory, good, plus, positive, preferential 参见: expedient, opportune, profitable

presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome; ;

同义词集: golden favorable favourable lucky prosperous

a favorable time to ask for a raise

lucky stars

a prosperous moment to make a decision

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate

同义词集: favorable favourable

the days were fair and the winds were favorable

反义: unfavorable, unfavourable

encouraging or approving or pleasing; ; ;

同义词集: favorable favourable

a favorable reply

he received a favorable rating

listened with a favorable ear

made a favorable impression

反义: unfavorable, unfavourable 近似: affirmative, approbative, approbatory, approving, indulgent, plausive 参见: affirmative, affirmatory, complimentary, good

🌳 词源

源自中古英语和古法语，最终来自拉丁语 favor，含有“赞同、支持”的意思；形式上可理解为 favor 加上表示“能够……的”的后缀 -able。

From Middle English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favōrābilis, from favor. By surface analysis, favor + -able.

🔄 变式

more favorable compar most favorable superl

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