serviceable
英 ['sɜːvɪsəb(ə)l]美['sɝvɪsəbl]
- adj. 有用的,可供使用的;耐用的
中文词源
serviceable 可用的
service,服务,-able,表能够。引申词义可用的。
英文词源
- serviceable (adj.)
- "ready to do service," early 14c., from Old French servicable, from servise (see service (n.1)). Related: Serviceability.
Edgar: I know thee well: a serviceable villain,
As duteous to the vices of thy mistress
As badness would desire.
["King Lear," IV.vi.]
双语例句
- 1. The carpet is worn but still serviceable.
- 地毯旧了,但还能用。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Passports are frequently serviceable in proving the identity of the traveller.
- 护照往往可用来证明旅行者的身份.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. When this building is repaired, it will be serviceable.
- 这栋楼房修好后还可以住.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. A customer took a perfectly serviceable washing machine in for repair, only to be told it needed replacing.
- 一位顾客带着一台性能尚好的洗衣机来修,不料竟被告知该换洗衣机了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. His Arabic was not as good as his English, but serviceable enough.
- 他的阿拉伯语没有他的英语好,但是够用了。
来自辞典例句