dependable

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 [dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ]   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A reliable person or thing.
    — But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby.
形容词 adj.
  1. Able, or easily able to be depended on.
    — He was a very dependable person.

词形变化

more dependable comparative most dependable superlative dependables plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English depend
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English dependable
From depend + -able.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English depend
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English dependable
From depend + -able.
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