Word · Frequency #35242
communicable
/kəˈmjuːnikəbl/
adjective
可传播的；可传染的
Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
- 1.
Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
可在人或动物之间传播的。
- 2.
Readily communicated.
易于传达的。
- 3.
Talkative or expansive.
健谈的或开朗的。
可传达的；易传达的；健谈的；爱说话的；可在人或动物之间传播的。；易于传达的。；健谈的或开朗的。
In use
The doctor explained that the disease is highly communicable through respiratory droplets.
Some skin conditions are not communicable, so there is no need to worry about contagion.
The idea was easily communicable through clear diagrams and simple language.
be communicable
communicable 常作表语，描述疾病的可传染性。
Some diseases are communicable.
一些疾病是可传染的。
communicable + n.
communicable 作定语修饰疾病名称。
Measles is a communicable disease.
麻疹是一种传染病。
be communicable to sb
使用介词 to 表示传播对象。
Connections
Confusing words
- communicative
- 健谈的；交际的 · Communicable 指可传达或传染的；communicative 指乐于交流或善于表达的。
- contagious
- （疾病）接触传染的 · Communicable 泛指可传染的（包括接触、空气等）；contagious 特指通过直接接触传染的。
Word family
- communicate
- 交流；沟通；传达 · v
- communication
- 交流；通讯；传播 · n
- communicator
- 沟通者；传播者 · n
- communicative
- 乐于交流的；健谈的 · adj
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.