deductible30个以-ible和-able结尾的单词
  1.Deplorables
可叹,可悲
2.Untouchables
贱民;被遗弃的人
In traditional Indian culture, the untouchables were members of the lowest caste, or outside the system altogether, contact with whom was considered defiling. The term became illegal, however, in India in 1949, Pakistan in 1953.
在传统的印度文化中,贱民是最低种姓的成员,或者是完全脱离制度,与被认为是污秽的人接触的人。不过,这个词在1949年的印度和1953年的巴基斯坦是非法的。
3.Edibles
可食物;食用品
Evidenced since 1661, an edible is a food item, though more recently referring to edible cannabis products.
即使edibles近来指可食用的产品,但是从1661年起,edibles就已经指一种食物了。
4.Vegetables
蔬菜;菜类
In the early 1400s, vegetable described an organism that vegetated, or could grow like a plant. Since at least the early 1700s, though, we’ve been using vegetable primarily as a noun for the produce we all ought to be eating more of. Of persons, a vegetable was first a dull, inactive person (1641) long before disparaging someone with brain damage.
在14世纪初,蔬菜是指一种有机体能够被蔬菜化或者能够像植物一样生长。不过,至少从18世纪初开始,我们一直用蔬菜作为一个名词,它是指我们应该多食用的一种产品。对人来说,vegetable首先是指迟钝的、不爱运动的人(1641年),后来这个词用来贬损有脑损伤的人。
5.Drinkables
饮料
Drinkables, attested in 1708, are the natural counterpart to edibles. Potables, however, is an older form, found in the 1620s. Both terms especially refer to liquor.
在1708年,经测试饮料是可食用的天然食品。不过,potables是一种更古老的表示饮料的形式,在1620年代被发现。这两种术语都是指酒。
6.Perishables
易腐物品
Perishables have named foodstuffs that will go bad, since the 1740s.
自17世纪40年代起perishables是根据易变坏的食物实行命名的。
7.Recyclables
可再循环的东西;回收物品分类集放箱
We’ve been sorting our recyclables since 1970, unlike disposables, kitchenwares and other products designed for single-use.
自1970年以来,与一次性物品、厨具和其他产品不同,我们一直在对可回收物品实行分类。
8.Valuables
贵重物品
We’ve been minding our valuables, or small personal property of some worth and import, since the early 1700s, around the same time as portables, personal belongings repurposed more recently for electronic devices like laptops.
最近的一些个人物品也被用来指笔记本电脑等电子设备。我们一直很在意贵重物品,小型值钱财产以及进口物品。自18世纪早期,几乎与便携电脑同期。
9.Collectibles
收藏品;收藏物
We’ve been seeking out rare, unusual, and interesting collectibles since at least the 1950s.
至少从20世纪50年代开始,我们一直在寻罕见的、不同寻常的、有趣的收藏品。
10.Convertibles
活动折叠车篷
And we’ve been putting the roof down on convertibles, since 1916.
从1916年起,我们一直在车子顶部安装活动折叠车篷。
11.Unmentionables
不宜说出的事物
This euphemism for ‘underpants’, especially ladies, was originally a substitute for ‘breeches’ or ‘trousers’ in the 1790s. Other humorous ‘trousers’ euphemism included inexpr
essibles, ineffables, and inexplicables, all exaggerating a taboo of undergarments – sorry, unmentionables.
不宜说出的事物是内衣裤的委婉的说法,尤其是女士内衣裤。18世纪90年代,unmentionables首先是作为 ‘breeches’ 和 ‘trousers’的代替说法而出现的。‘trousers’有趣的委婉语还包括 inexpressibles, ineefectables和inexplicables,这些都是对谈论内衣这种禁忌的夸大说法 – 对不起,这是不宜说出的事物。
12.Washables
需要洗的衣物
Since the 1950s, we’ve been tossing our washables in the washing machine, unharmed as they are by the technology.
自从20世纪50年代,因为洗衣机这种技术没有害处,我们就一直用洗衣机来洗衣物。
13.Wearables
衣服;服装
First referring to an article of clothing in the early 1700s, wearables now describe technology you can wear, such as smart watches or fitness trackers.
18世纪早期,wearables 是指一件衣服,现在wearables是指科技设备,比如智能手表和健身追踪器。
14.Changeables
易变的民族
Back in the mid-1500s, fabric whose color changed in different lights or angles were called changeables, though the term later named fickle folk.
即使后来changeables被命名为易变的民族,但是早在15世纪中期,织物的颜在不同的光线或角度上会发生变化,这被称为易变的。
15.Fashionables
时尚人物
In the 1800s, people who kept up with the latest trends were called fashionables.
在19世纪,那些紧跟最新趋势的人被称为时尚人物。
16.Indispensables
必不可少的人(或物)
Indispensables doubled as a type of small ladies’ satchel in the 1800s.