preferably
UK/'prefrəblɪ/US/'prefәrәbli/
B2
Definitions
adv.
Used to introduce the more desirable of two options; ideally.
最好；宁可
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpreferablebefore
+
-lycarry, bear, bring
=preferably
preferable + -ly = in a preferable manner; ideally.
Common Collocations
- 1.preferably in writing最好以书面形式
- 2.preferably by email最好通过电子邮件
- 3.[preferably sooner]最好尽快
- 4.preferably not最好不要
Example Sentences
- 1.
Bring lunch — preferably something cold.