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/ˈprefərəbli/
Used when you say which person, thing, place, or idea you think would be the best one to choose. It shows what you would like most, while the other choices are still allowed.
最好是
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Picture someone naming what they want, then adding a small note: 'and if you can, make it this one'. Preferably marks the top of a wish list without closing the door on the rest. Come at three o'clock, preferably — the other times are still allowed, but this is the one that would suit best.
「先說出要什麼，再補上一句『可以的話，最好是這個』」。preferably 標記的是願望清單上最上面那一項，但它並沒…更多收起
「先說出要什麼，再補上一句『可以的話，最好是這個』」。preferably 標記的是願望清單上最上面那一項，但它並沒有把其他選項的門關上——這是它最微妙也最好用的地方。說 Come in the afternoon, preferably before four，意思是四點以後來也不是不行，只是四點前對大家都比較方便。它常常出現在句子後半，前面加逗號補充；也常和 or 搭配，例如 Bring a friend, preferably someone who drives。因為留了餘地，它聽起來禮貌又不強硬，在說明、邀請、徵人啟事、指示裡都很常見。原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
preferablyadv/ˈpɹɛf.ɹəˌbli/
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In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.
- The nondegerming system grinds corn, preferably white dent corn, into meal with little, if any, separation of germ.
- He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。