disposable
英[d?'sp??z?b(?)l]
美[d?'spoz?bl]
- adj. 可任意處理的；可自由使用的；用完即可丟棄的
助記提示
1. dis- "apart" + pos- + -able.
2. 含義：put things apart, put things to their different positions (directions), put in order, arrange, distribute.
3. 也就是把各種事情、東西放置到他們各自不同的位置上。
中文詞源
disposable 一次性的
來自dispose, 處理。
英文詞源
- disposable (adj.)
- 1640s, "that may be done without;" see dispose + -able. Meaning "designed to be discarded after one use" is from 1943, originally of diapers, soon of everything; replaced throw-away (1928) in this sense. First recorded use of disposable income (preserving the older sense) is from 1948.
雙語例句
- 1. The nation's disposable earnings in 1987 amounted to ￡86 billion.
- 1987年國民可自由支配收入達(dá)到了860億英鎊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Gerald had little disposable income.
- 杰拉爾德的可支配收入很少。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Disposable nappies are fairly straightforward to put on.
- 一次性尿布很容易穿上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The use of disposable products is considered ecologically unsound.
- 使用一次性產(chǎn)品被認(rèn)為是沒有顧及對生態(tài)的影響。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. This is a disposable napkin.
- 這是一次性尿布.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》