making people have a good opinion of somebody/something 给人好印象的 She made a favourable impression on his parents. 她给他的父母留下了好印象。 The biography shows him in a favourable light. 传记刻画出了他的正面形象。 She gained a highly favourable impression of the company. 这家公司给她的印象非常好。
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positive and showing your good opinion of somebody/something 肯定的；赞同的；支持的 The performance drew a lot of favourable comments from reviewers. 那场演出获得评论家的许多好评。 Reviews of the book have been favourable. 对这本书的评价很好。 His proposals met with a broadly favourable response. 他的提议得到了广泛支持。
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expressing your agreement; giving permission 肯定的；赞同的；支持的 Their demands received a favourable response. 他们的要求得到了积极的回应。
good for something and making it likely to be successful or have an advantage 有利的；有助于…的 favourable economic conditions 有利的经济环境 An area with a favourable climate will inevitably be richer than one without. 气候条件优越的地区必然会比气候恶劣的地区富裕些。 - favourable to somebody/something
The terms of the agreement are favourable to both sides. 协议条款对双方都有利。 - favourable for somebody/something
The weather was favourable for a barbecue outside. 天气适合在外面烧烤。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1, Weatherc1The government is waiting until economic conditions are more favourable. 政府正在等待经济状况好转。 The report was very favourable to the existing government. 那份报告对现任政府很是肯定。 The weather was favourable, so we arrived earlier than expected. 天气很好，所以我们比预期的早到了。 Winning the debate put him in a very favourable position. 在辩论中获胜使他处于非常有利的地位。 The court's judgement was favourable to their client. 法庭判决对他们的当事人有利。
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fairly good and not too expensive 好而不贵的；优惠的 They offered me a loan on very favourable terms. 他们提出以十分优惠的条件贷款给我。 terms that could hardly be considered favourable 几乎不能认为是有利的条件
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(of a wind 风 blowing in the direction of travel 给人好印象的 They could not sail without a favourable wind. 没有顺风，他们无法航行。 - (figurative)
These plans will need a favourable economic wind. 这些计划需要一股有利的经济风。
opposite unfavourable
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin favorabilis, from favor, from favere ‘show kindness to’ (related to fovere ‘cherish’).