be eatable
eatable 作形容词,表示“可食用的”,常放在 be 动词后作表语。
Most of the berries on this bush are eatable.
这丛灌木上的大多数浆果都可以吃。
可以吃的;可食用的。;可以吃的
可以吃的;可食用的。
Able to be eaten; edible.
These berries are not eatable until they turn red.
这些浆果在变红之前不能吃。
用法提示:eatable 作形容词,表示“可食用的”,修饰 berries。
The bread was so hard that it was barely eatable.
面包太硬了,几乎不能吃。
用法提示:eatable 作形容词,表示“可食用的”,作表语。
Is this mushroom eatable or poisonous?
这种蘑菇是可以吃的还是有毒的?
用法提示:eatable 作形容词,表示“可食用的”,用于询问性质。
eatable 作形容词,表示“可食用的”,常放在 be 动词后作表语。
Most of the berries on this bush are eatable.
这丛灌木上的大多数浆果都可以吃。
eatable 也可以放在名词前作定语,说明某物可以食用。
She pointed out the eatable plants in the forest.
她指出了森林里可食用的植物。
用于 make + 宾语 + eatable 结构,表示“使某物变得可以食用”。
A little salt made the soup eatable.
加了一点盐,汤就能喝了。
find + 宾语 + eatable 表示“觉得某物可以吃”,否定形式常暗示难以下咽。
I don't find that cheese eatable.
我觉得那种奶酪没法吃。
grammar · medium
易错句子This mushroom eatable.
正确表达This mushroom is eatable.
形容词作表语时前面必须有系动词 be;汉语说“这个蘑菇可以吃”不用系动词,但英语不能省略 is。
grammar · medium
易错句子These berries can be eatable.
正确表达These berries are eatable.
想表达“这些浆果可以吃”时,eatable 本身已相当于“can be eaten”,再用 can be 会造成语义重复,应直接用 be 动词加 eatable。
edible 是标准书面用词,指“(无毒、适合)可食用”,多用于食品、蘑菇、昆虫等;eatable 更口语,常暗示“勉强能吃、味道还过得去”。表示“这些蘑菇可食用”宜用 edible;表示“这饭还吃得下去”宜用 eatable。
palatable 强调味道让人接受、可口,也可比喻方案、想法“可接受”;eatable 只表示“能吃”,不保证好吃。要表达“味道不错”用 palatable,仅表示“能入口”才用 eatable。
potable 属于技术或书面语域,只修饰液体,尤其指饮用水;eatable 修饰固体食物,而且更口语化。两者都表示“可……”,但搭配对象不同。
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