Picture something that pulls people towards it — the thing on the list that everyone wants. English uses the same adjective for two very different kinds of pull: the cool, kind (this would be a good outcome, this flat is in a good area) and the personal, romantic kind. Which one a reader hears depends almost entirely on what the word is describing.
可以想成：一樣會把人拉過去的東西——名單上大家都想要的那一個。英文用同一個形容詞裝了兩種很不一樣的吸引力：一種是冷靜、講道理的（這樣的結果比較好、這間房子地段好），另一種是私人的、帶著情感的。讀者會聽成哪一種，幾乎完全取決於它形容的是什麼。
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原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
desirableadj/dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/
- 1
Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
- This applicant has almost all desirable properties.
- It has long been recognised that complete segregation of control of the respective services provided by the two undertakings, and of the power supply, signalling, and tracks relating to each was desirable.
- 2
Sexually attractive.
- The desirable Miss Moneypenny, M's all-powerful private secretary, gave him an encouraging smile and he walked through the double doors.
desirablenoun/dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/
- 1
A thing that people want; something that is desirable.
- There are plenty of desirables on display in the window.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。