desirability

英 [dɪˌzaɪərəˈbɪlɪti]

美 [dɪˌzaɪrəˈbɪlɪti]

n.  愿望；有利条件；值得向往的事物；合意

复数：desirabilities　

经济

BNC.11789 / COCA.14608

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 值得想望（或拥有）的;合意的;可取的;受欢迎的
  Something that isdesirableis worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular.
  1. Prolonged negotiation was not desirable...
     拖长了的谈判并不是大家所想要的。
  2. The crowd moved indoors for what were deemed the most desirable items.
     人群为了被视为最值得拥有的物品涌入屋里。
• ADJ-GRADED 性感的;可人的
  Someone who isdesirableis considered to be sexually attractive.
  1. ...the young women whom his classmates thought most desirable.
     他的同班同学认为最性感的年轻女子

英英释义

noun

• attractiveness to the opposite sex
  Synonym:sex appealdesirablenessoomph
• the quality of being worthy of desiring
  Synonym:desirableness

双语例句

• Social Desirability in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology
  工业组织心理学中的社会称许性研究
• Speculation as to the desirability of this process is an unprofitable pastime.
  猜测这一进程有何可取之处是无益之举。
• The wider range of expectation in the first case reduces the desirability of heavy concentration in it.
  由于第一个例子中数学期望的范围差异度很大，这就减少了重仓集中在这个股票的意愿。
• The desirability of providing a high hydrogen injection velocity and a low oxygen injection velocity has been previously discussed.
  上面已经讨论过，希望能够提供高的氢喷射速度和低的氧喷射速度。
• The Measurement Equivalence of Social Desirability
  社会称许性量表的测量等价性探讨
• They clearly thought he needed prodding on the desirability of relaxing tensions.
  他们显然认为，他需要力陈一下缓和紧张局势的好处。
• Desirability and feasibility of establishing an independent legal aid authority.
  建立一个独立法律援助管理局的可取性及可行性。
• Mel was conscious, as at other times, of her desirability and warmth.
  梅尔像往常一样，感到她的希求和温情。
• Observers thus differed concerning the social desirability of mechanization's effects, but they agreed that it would transform women's lives.
  因此，观察家有关机械化影响所产生的社会效果意见不一，但是他们却一致认为，机械化会改变妇女的生活。
• The estimates represent the relative desirability or preference of a level within the given criterion.
  估计在给定的标准里面表现一个水平的相对的愿望或偏爱。