If you call a person estimable, you mean they deserve respect. People look up to them because of their character or their work, not only because they are famous.

If you call a person estimable如果你說一個人estimable, you mean they deserve respect意思是他們值得尊敬。People look up to them人們敬重他們 because of their character or their work是因為他們的品格或作為, not only because they are famous而不只是因為出名。

It is a polite, slightly old word, more at home in careful writing than in chat among friends. You can also speak of estimable work or estimable qualities, such as honesty. You would not call a snack estimable.

It is a polite, slightly old word它是個有禮貌、有點老派的字, more at home in careful writing比較適合出現在講究的文章裡 than in chat among friends而不是朋友聊天。You can also speak of estimable work你也可以說estimable的work or estimable qualities或estimable的qualities, such as honesty比如誠實。You would not call a snack estimable你不會說一包零食estimable。

Though actually, the same spelling has another, quieter sense: “able to be estimated” — you can put a rough number on it. That sense sits next to estimate, and many learners never need it.

Though actually不過, the same spelling has another, quieter sense同樣的拼法還有另一個比較少見的意思: “able to be estimated”「可以被估計的」 — you can put a rough number on it意思是可以大概估個數字。That sense sits next to estimate這個意思跟estimate很接近, and many learners never need it很多學習者根本用不到。

Both senses come from the same old idea of weighing up what something is worth. English later grew esteem (respect) and estimate (a number) as separate words, and estimable can still lean either way. Its cousin inestimable usually means “so great you cannot measure it” (inestimable help), which can feel almost opposite to “you can put a number on it.”

Both senses come from the same old idea這兩個意思都來自同一個古老的概念 of weighing up what something is worth衡量一個東西的價值。English later grew esteem (respect)後來英文分出了esteem（尊敬） and estimate (a number)還有estimate（數字） as separate words變成兩個獨立的字, and estimable can still lean either way而estimable仍然可以偏向任一邊。Its cousin inestimable它的親戚inestimable usually means “so great you cannot measure it”通常是指「大到無法衡量」 (inestimable help像inestimable help), which can feel almost opposite to “you can put a number on it.”這感覺幾乎跟「可以估個數字」相反。