(of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and commendation (行为,思想,目标)值得称赞的 laudable though the aim might be, the results have been criticized. 目的也许可嘉,结果却遭到批评。
派生 laudability noun laudably adverb 语源
late Middle English: from Latin laudabilis, from laus, laud- 'praise'