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preferable (adj.)
[preferable 词源字典]
1640s, from or on model of French
préférable
, from
préfér
(see
prefer
). OED notes
preferrable
is better English but has not prevailed. Related:
Preferably
.
[preferable etymology, preferable origin, 英语词源]