eatable

英['iːtəbl] 美['iːtəbl]
  • adj. 可以吃的
  • n. 可吃的东西
  • eaten v.吃;吃饭;喝(动词eat的过去分词)
  • eater n.食者;腐蚀剂
  • eatery n.小餐馆
  • eath adj.容易的adv.容易地
  • eating adj.食用的;可食的n.吃;食物动词eat的现在分词形式.
Noun:
  1. any substance that can be used as food

Adjective:
  1. suitable for use as food

1. There being nothing eatable within his reach , Oliver replied in the affirmative.
奥立弗看看左右前后已没有任何可吃的东西, 便回答说吃好了.

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2. This meat is hardly eatable.
这肉(硬得)几乎不能吃.

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3. The bread was so old that it was hardly eatable.
面包放久了,简直不能吃了.

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4. It's hard to preserve food fresh and eatable in summer.
热天很难保藏食品,使之保持新鲜与食用安全.

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5. The rotten fruit is not eatable.
这些腐烂的水果不能再吃.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. There being nothing eatable within his reach, Oliver replied in the affirmative.
      奥立弗看看左右前后已没有任何可吃的东西,便回答说吃好了。

eatable的详细讲解:

eatable,edible
  • 这一对词都可以用作形容词和名词,都有“可吃的”词义,但涵义有细微的差异。
  • eatable源出于古英语etan;表示“可吃的”、“能吃的”,但“可吃”、“能吃”并不等于“食物可口和好吃”,例如食品不够新鲜或烧得太生太熟时,也是 something eatable.
  • edible源出于拉丁语edibilis.着重表示“本来不是食物,但吃下去也无害”之意。