potable
英 ['p??t?b(?)l]
美['pot?bl]
- n. 飲料（常復數(shù)）
- adj. 適于飲用的
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
potable 可飲用的
來自拉丁語potare,飲用，飲水，詞源同potion.
英文詞源
- potable
- potable: see potion
- potable (adj.)
- early 15c., from Old French potable (14c.) and directly from Late Latin potabilis "drinkable," from Latin potare "to drink" (see potion).
雙語例句
- 1. They set up purifying systems in places where the water was not potable.
- 他們在許多水質(zhì)不適合飲用的地方建立了凈化系統(tǒng)。
來自辭典例句
- 2. Sink plumbed with potable water, plus soap and towels provided for employees.
- 有供應可飲用水的洗手池, 有提供給員工使用的肥皂和手巾.
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- 3. Containers are flushed with compressed air or potable water before filling.
- 容器在灌注之前經(jīng)過壓縮空氣或飲用水沖洗.
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- 4. The water heater is not continuously supplied with potable water.
- 本熱水器沒有始終使用生活用水.
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- 5. The potable water expansion tank shall be of drawn steel construction.
- 這種飲用水膨脹罐應該是拉制鋼結(jié)構(gòu).
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