palatable的意思|palatable的解释-里氏词典

palatable ['pælәtәbl]

a. 美味的, 好吃的, 可口的

[医] 适口的, 味美的

palatable

[ adj ]
acceptable to the taste or mind
<adj.all>
palatable fooda palatable solution to the problem

Palatable \Pal"a*ta*ble\, a. [From {Palate}.]
Agreeable to the palate or taste; savory; hence, acceptable;
pleasing; as, palatable food; palatable advice. Opposite of
{unpalatable}.

It is a tall order, but it is more palatable than the international humiliation and Somali suffering which would follow withdrawal.
Almost half the 21 members of the Arab League find his annexation of Kuwait more palatable than the armed forces from the United States, Britain and France deployed to defend Saudi Arabia.
Neither is a palatable option, and both may damage the green shoots of recovery.
Mr. Bush may be palatable to the Neocons, but the Old Rightists are already suspicious of his libertarian leanings, and the New Rightists can't conceal their contempt for the preppy Wall Street crowd he runs with.
It is generally described as heavy and oily, with cocktail sauce needed to make it more palatable.
Bargainers concede that with fuel prices rising, raising taxes on gasoline or other sources of energy becomes less palatable.
But the US alternative - falling real wages for the unskilled, greater inequality and lower welfare benefits - can hardly be more palatable to EC governments.
Prime Minister Michel Rocard has been trying to negotiate a compromise under which Mr. Suard would sell down to a more palatable 50% stake in Framatome, and be allowed to run the company.
The government postponed publication to avoid top people's pay becoming an election issue. The delay has done nothing to make more palatable possible pay rises of 30 per cent.
So helicopters were used to spread over Rangitoto a poisoned bait palatable to mammals but not to birds.
Their basic thesis, which we find even less palatable from the pen of a foreign observer, is that "grass roots" Latin America has little or nothing to do with Western civilization and freedom under the rule of law.
Now, it has received a facelift of sorts to make it more palatable to companies packaging everything from cosmetics to delicate dishes.
Opponents of Arena doubt it, however. They say he is little more than a palatable front for what remains a totalitarian party.
It then sent to the floor a second bill designed to make the cleanup more palatable for Democrats, by including provisions on housing and the environment.
Organizers contended that their annual campaign against what they call the inhumane killing of fur-bearing animals for luxury garments has put a palatable dent in sales.
While advertisers object to any change in audience guarantees, several said the NBC plan appears to be more palatable than ABC's proposal.
"The contradictions make it very difficult for psychology rooted in Western values to take root in Hong Kong society." To make the profession palatable to the local population, some practitioners seek a synthesis of Western and Chinese beliefs.
This is a popular stereotype, made more fashionable and palatable now that black leaders have adopted it.
Many acknowledge privately that it will be very difficult to achieve that goal without also adopting large portions of Mr Clinton's bill, or something even less palatable.
In July, Mubarak put 10 questions to Israel, urging affirmative answers that would make the election proposal more palatable to the Palestinians.
The export surge is still politically palatable in most parts of Asia because Japanese investment is helping to build industrial infrastructure in the region.
Weakening this traditional system could make the bill less palatable to some lawmakers, and Rep. William Clay, D-Mo., suggested that since Bartlett is an outspoken foe of the measure he might have offered his plan for "mischievous" reasons.
Teamsters Brewery Division Chief David Laughton has said the union label would make Coors more palatable to many consumers and boost sales as much as 10 percent.
So now that plan is dead, replaced with a revised, $2.7 billion plan that stockholders find more palatable.
But apparently to make him palatable, even lovable, to the masses, the script inflates pony-tailed Max into an eccentric genius, master of 11 Chinese dialects.
"The presence of a Southerner in the vice presidential slot doesn't make Dukakis any more palatable," argues Merle Black, a University of North Carolina political scientist who specializes in Southern politics.
As chancellor and prime minister, Mr Major in the past championed the cause of a common European currency when faced with the less palatable alternative of a single currency.
Some have already suggested that the Endangered Species Act be amended to exclude the spotted owl from listing, though few lawmakers find the prospect politically palatable.
A successful rights offering would prevent the company from having to rely on less palatable measures, such as selling assets.

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