disposable
英 [dɪ'spəʊzəb(ə)l]
美 [dɪ'spozəbl]
- adj. 可任意处理的；可自由使用的；用完即可丢弃的
助记提示
1. dis- "apart" + pos- + -able.
2. 含义：put things apart, put things to their different positions (directions), put in order, arrange, distribute.
3. 也就是把各种事情、东西放置到他们各自不同的位置上。
中文词源
disposable 一次性的来自dispose, 处理。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The nation's disposable earnings in 1987 amounted to £86 billion.
- 1987年国民可自由支配收入达到了860亿英镑。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Gerald had little disposable income.
- 杰拉尔德的可支配收入很少。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Disposable nappies are fairly straightforward to put on.
- 一次性尿布很容易穿上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The use of disposable products is considered ecologically unsound.
- 使用一次性产品被认为是没有顾及对生态的影响。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. This is a disposable napkin.
- 这是一次性尿布.
来自《简明英汉词典》
