able-bodied

形容词 adj.
/ˈeɪ.bl̩ˌbɑ.did/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust; fit for service.
    — A servant determinately idle, leaving his work, or an able-bodied vagrant, roaming the country without means of honest self-support and without seeking employment, was to be brought before the two nearest magistrates.
  2. Not disabled; having no physical disability.
    — Unfair discrimination between the able-bodied and the disabled is illegal in many places.
  3. Capable of performing all requisite duties as a seaman, specifically in the Royal Navy, a rating between leading and ordinary.

词形变化

more able-bodied comparative most able-bodied superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English able body
English -ed
English able-bodied
From able body + -ed.
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