preventable

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that can be prevented.
    — Nonetheless, we should all like to see fewer of these preventables in our ER and more of that money going to help keep these people safe and healthy.
形容词 adj.
  1. Capable of being prevented.

词形变化

more preventable comparative most preventable superlative preventible alternative preventables plural preventible alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English prevent
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 preventable
From prevent + -able.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English prevent
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 preventable
From prevent + -able.
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