serviceable的意思

serviceable

英式音标['sɝvɪsəbl]
美式英标['sɜːvɪsəb(ə)l]

基本解释

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.]

实用例句

1. The carpet is worn but still serviceable.: 地毯旧了，但还能用。

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.

3. When this building is repaired, it will be serviceable.: 这栋楼房修好后还可以住.

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。

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。

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