a habitable [noun]
作定语时,描述某个场所适合居住。
They finally found a habitable apartment in the city center.
他们终于在市中心找到了一间适于居住的公寓。
适于居住的;可居住的
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适于居住的;可居住的
fit for habitation
They finally found a habitable apartment in the city center.
他们终于在市中心找到了一间适于居住的公寓。
安全舒适的,可供人类或其他动物居住;适合居住。
Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.
指天体能够支持或产生生命。
Of an astronomical object: capable of supporting, or giving rise to, life.
After the repairs, the old house became habitable again.
修缮之后,这座老房子又变得适于居住了。
Scientists are searching for planets that might be habitable for humans.
科学家们正在寻找可能适合人类居住的星球。
The apartment is small but habitable, with water and electricity.
这套公寓虽小但可居住,有水有电。
作定语时,描述某个场所适合居住。
They finally found a habitable apartment in the city center.
他们终于在市中心找到了一间适于居住的公寓。
作表语时,主语通常是地点或住所。
The old house is still habitable after the storm.
暴风雨过后,这座老房子仍然可以居住。
make 后接形容词,表示使某处变成可居住的状态。
The workers made the shelter habitable within a few hours.
工人们在几小时内就让避难所变得适于居住。
Not this
This apartment is habitable than the old one.
Use this
This apartment is more habitable than the old one.
habitable 是多音节形容词,比较级需借助 more,不能直接在原级后加 than。表达“比……更适合居住”要用 more habitable。
Not this
The room is habitability.
Use this
The room is habitable.
habitability 是名词,意为“可居住性”,不能放在 be 动词后作表语;表示“可居住的、适于居住的”应使用形容词 habitable。
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适合居住的行星
Scientists are searching for a habitable planet beyond our solar system.
科学家们正在太阳系之外寻找适合居住的行星。
宜居带
Earth lies in the habitable zone of the Sun.
地球位于太阳的宜居带内。
适合居住的条件
The cave provided habitable conditions for the refugees.
这个洞穴为难民提供了适合居住的条件。
使适合居住
It took months to make the ruined house habitable.
花了几个月时间才使这栋破败的房子适合居住。
宜居环境
A steady supply of water is essential for a habitable environment.
稳定的供水对宜居环境至关重要。
宜居带
Earth is in the Sun's habitable zone, where conditions allow liquid water.
地球位于太阳的宜居带内,那里的条件允许液态水存在。
宜居行星
Astronomers are looking for a habitable planet beyond our solar system.
天文学家正在太阳系外寻找宜居行星。
使适于居住
The settlers worked hard to make the barren land habitable.
定居者们努力使这片贫瘠的土地变得适于居住。
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联想 habitat(栖息地);能成为栖息地的地方就是 habitable(适于居住的)。
语域:mixed 常见场景:住房及房产描述、环境与气候讨论、建筑或规划文件 该词多用于正式或书面语境,语气中性;日常表达中可根据语境选择更口语化的说法。
这些词都以 -able 结尾,且后缀读作 /əbəl/,但重读音节的元音分别是 /eɪ/、/uː/、/ʌ/、/iː/、/ʊ/、/ɑː/,与 habitable 的 /æ/ 不同,因此并不真正押韵。注意:-able 不读 /eɪbəl/,总是弱读为 /əbəl/。
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