agreeable
agreeable — 形容詞
1. pleasant in a gentle, easy way, so people feel comfortable with it.
宜人;討喜
讓人感到舒服、容易喜歡的
pleasant in a gentle, easy way, so people feel comfortable with it.
We spent an agreeable evening on the porch, sharing fruit and tea.
我們在門廊上度過了一個宜人的夜晚,一邊吃水果、一邊喝茶。
agreeable + time noun
Her agreeable voice made the long train delay easier to bear.
她討喜的嗓音,讓漫長的火車誤點變得比較好熬。
agreeable voice collocation
The hotel garden was small but agreeable, with shade and two benches.
那家旅館的花園雖小,卻很宜人,有樹蔭也有兩張長椅。
Most guests found Kenji's calm manner agreeable from the first minute.
大多數客人從一開始就覺得 Kenji 沉穩的舉止很討喜。
A light wind and warm sun made the beach walk agreeable.
微風和暖陽讓那段海邊散步變得很宜人。
- unpleasant
gives a bad feeling instead of a comfortable one
- disagreeable
a more formal opposite, often for people or experiences
文法句型
agreeable + noun
find someone or something agreeable
用法筆記
Often used for weather, voices, manners, places, and evenings. With people, it usually suggests calm, easy company rather than strong charm or excitement.
常見錯誤
2. good enough for the people involved to approve of it or say yes to it.
可接受的
大家都能同意或接受的
good enough for the people involved to approve of it or say yes to it.
After two meetings, both families chose an agreeable date for the wedding.
開了兩次會後,兩家人選出一個雙方都可接受的婚禮日期。
agreeable + plan/date/terms noun
The judge asked whether the payment terms were agreeable to both sides.
法官問這些付款條件是否對雙方都可接受。
agreeable to + both sides
A shorter route seemed agreeable to the drivers and the tour guide.
對司機和導遊來說,較短的路線似乎是可接受的。
The board wants an agreeable plan before it signs the new budget.
董事會想先有一個可接受的方案,再簽下新預算。
By noon, the team had an agreeable plan for next week's class trip.
到中午時,團隊已經定出一個大家都能接受的下週班級旅行方案。
- acceptable
the usual modern word; less formal and more common
- suitable
stresses fitness for a purpose more than approval
- workable
suggests a practical plan that people can go ahead with
- unacceptable
cannot be approved or allowed
- objectionable
gives people a reason to object
文法句型
agreeable to someone
agreeable + plan/date/terms
用法筆記
Often used in formal discussion about plans, terms, dates, or solutions, especially with 'to' naming the people who accept them. Distinguish from sense 3: here the proposal is agreeable; in sense 3, the person is agreeable.
常見錯誤
3. ready to say yes or go along with what someone suggests.
願意的;肯的
樂於答應或接受某事的
ready to say yes or go along with what someone suggests.
Mina was agreeable to moving the piano lesson to Thursday.
Mina 願意把鋼琴課改到星期四。
be agreeable to + -ing
After a short pause, the landlord was agreeable to lowering the rent.
短暫停頓後,房東肯調降房租。
be agreeable to + action
Our neighbours seemed agreeable when we asked to borrow two chairs.
當我們開口借兩把椅子時,鄰居們看起來很願意幫忙。
Dr. Huang was agreeable to meeting the parents after class.
黃醫師願意在下課後見學生家長。
Even Grandpa was agreeable to joining the short day trip.
連爺爺也願意參加那趟短程一日遊。
- willing
the plain modern choice for being ready to do something
- ready
can suggest quicker or more immediate willingness
- open
often means willing to consider an idea, not fully committed yet
- cooperative
stresses helping others and working smoothly with them
文法句型
be agreeable to something
be agreeable to doing something
用法筆記
Usually appears after 'be', 'seem', or 'become', followed by 'to' plus a noun or -ing form. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense describes a person's willingness, not whether a plan is acceptable.