notable

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Pronunciation

/ˈnəʊtəbəl/(NOH-tuh-bul)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

值得注意的；显著的（因重要性或特殊性而值得特别关注）

Definition

Worthy of attention or notice; remarkable; well-known and important.

Word family

  • notably/ˈnəʊtəbli/(adv)尤其；值得注意地
  • note/nəʊt/(v/n)注意；笔记

Collocations

  • notable exception
  • notable achievement
  • most notable
  • notable difference
  • notably absent
  • notable for

Examples

  1. 1.Several notable exceptions aside, the study found a consistent pattern across all the countries surveyed.
  2. 2.The report was notable for what it omitted as much as for what it included.

Synonyms

  • remarkable/rɪˈmɑːkəbəl/— worthy of being noticed
  • significant/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/— important
  • noteworthy/ˈnəʊtwɜːði/— deserving attention

Etymology

from Latin "notabilis," from "notare" (to mark, note)