のぞましい

[望ましい] *desirable

【S】(物・事が)望ましい， 望む値打ちのある∥ It is more desirable for you to stay here. ＝It is more desirable that you (《主に英》should) stay here. あなたはここにとどまる方が望ましい《◆不定詞構文が普通》.

**good

【S】〔…に〕適した， 望ましい， 役立つ；好都合の〔for， on〕.

preferable［叙述］

〔…より〕好ましい〔to〕∥ His idea is much ［^×more］ preferable to mine. 彼の考えは私のよりずっと望ましい.

望ましい
desirable
hoped for

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のぞましい【望ましい】

*desirable

〖S〗(物・事が)望ましい， 望む値打ちのある

It is more desirable for you to stay here. ＝It is more desirable that you (《主に英》should) stay here. あなたはここにとどまる方が望ましい《◆不定詞構文が普通》.

**good

〖S〗〔…に〕適した， 望ましい， 役立つ；好都合の〔for， on〕.

preferable［叙述］

〔…より〕好ましい〔to〕

His idea is much ［^×more］ preferable to mine. 彼の考えは私のよりずっと望ましい.

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のぞましい【望ましい】

desirable; advisable; welcome 《developments》; it is to be desired [hoped] that….

●望ましからざる人物 an undesirable person. [⇒好ましからざる人物 ⇒このましい]

●喫煙は望ましいことではない. Smoking should be avoided [is undesirable].

・受験の申し込みは君自身が行くのが望ましい. You should [It is best for you to] make the application for the exam in person.

・強制ではないが全員参加が望ましい. Attendance is not compulsory but we hope [it is hoped] that everybody will attend. | Although nobody is obliged to come we would like [prefer] everybody to come.

・何度か実験を重ねているが, いまだ望ましい結果は得られていない. We have repeated the experiment over and over again but we have still not been able to get the results we want.

・テロ事件のあと, 事態は望ましくない方向に向かっていると言わざるを得ない. It has to be said that, since the terrorist incident, things have moved in an undesirable direction [the situation has deteriorated].

望ましさ desirability; advisability; appropriateness.