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单词 portable
释义

portable

[ pawr-tuh-buhl, pohr- ]
/ ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr- /
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adjective

capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage.
easily carried or conveyed by hand: a portable typewriter.
Computers. (of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on different computer systems.
Obsolete. endurable.

noun

something that is portable, especially as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart: Of their three television sets, one is a portable.

Origin of portable

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word portābilis.See port5, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM portable

port·a·bly, adverbnon·port·a·ble, adjectiveun·port·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH portable

portable , potable

Words nearby portable

Porson, port, porta, portabella, portability, portable, portacaval, portacaval shunt, Port Adelaide, Portadown, portage
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British Dictionary definitions for portable

portable
/ (ˈpɔːtəbəl) /

adjective

able to be carried or moved easily, esp by hand
(of software, files, etc) able to be transferred from one type of computer system to another
archaic able to be endured; bearable

noun

an article designed to be readily carried by hand, such as a television, typewriter, etc

Derived forms of portable

portability, nounportably, adverb

Word Origin for portable

C14: from Late Latin portābilis, from Latin portāre to carry
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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