Word
transmittable
/trænzˈmɪtəbəl/
adjective
可传播的；可传染的；可传送的
able to be passed from one person, thing, or place to another
- 1.
Synonym of transmissible.
可传播的；可传染的。
可传播的；可传染的。；可传送的；可传播的
In use
The virus is highly transmittable, so health workers wear protective clothing.
The radio signal is transmittable over hundreds of miles.
These files are transmittable by email or by USB drive.
transmittable + noun
This is a highly transmittable disease.
这是一种高度可传播的疾病。
transmittable + through + noun
The infection is transmittable through direct contact.
这种感染可通过直接接触传播。
transmittable + from + noun + to + noun
The virus is transmittable from animals to humans.
这种病毒可从动物传播给人类。
be + transmittable
常用于疑问句或否定句。
Is the disease transmittable during the incubation period?
这种疾病在潜伏期是否可传播？
Common mistakes
This disease can transmittable through air.This disease is transmittable through air.
transmittable 是形容词，不能直接跟在情态动词 can 后面作谓语，应改为 be 动词加形容词结构。
This file is transmittable online.This file can be transmitted online.
transmittable 通常只用于描述疾病的可传播性，不适用于信息或文件等非疾病对象，应使用被动语态。
Connections
Confusing words
- contagious
- 接触传染的 · "transmittable"强调可传播性，不特指接触传染；而"contagious"通常指通过直接或间接接触传播，尤指人与人之间。
- infectious
- 传染性的 · "transmittable"泛指可传播，但"infectious"强调由病原体引起感染而传播，常用于疾病。
Word family
- transmit
- 传输；传送 · v.
- transmission
- 传播；传送 · n.
- transmitter
- 发射机；传送者 · n.
- transmissible
- 可传播的；可传染的 · adj.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.