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单词 habitable
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Definition of habitable in English:

habitable

adjective ˈhabɪtəb(ə)lˈhæbədəb(ə)l
  • Suitable or good enough to live in.

    the house should be habitable by Christmas
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Synthetic greenhouse gases could be used to make Mars habitable.
    • This move is one step in Shanghai's blueprint for becoming a world-class city which is more habitable for its residents.
    • Householders and businesses suffered months of heartache and misery as they battled to clear up the mess and make their premises habitable again.
    • The barn then needs a further £75,000 to £100,000 spending on it to make it habitable.
    • That we live in a habitable universe of course is a selection effect.
    • It's a gigantic ball of fire which supposedly warms the Earth enough to make it habitable for life.
    • The twice-divorced former jazz musician had abandoned his office to live in the property's one remaining habitable room.
    • A working party from the church is labouring to make the top two floors of this house habitable for James and Lis to live in.
    • It's been obvious, since my return, that the collared doves have given up any attempt to make the high-rise golden cypress habitable.
    • Indeed, that may be one of the ways of making the nation habitable.
    • But it is desperately in need of re-decoration and she now faces a battle against time and a shortage of money to make it habitable.
    • We may well be living in a habitable portion of an infinite and random universe whose initial state obeyed no laws of Nature at all.
    • The loft above the taverna containing one habitable room was used for the lodging of the storekeeper, the caretakers or the workshop employees.
    • Getting the house back in habitable condition means a coal fire and central heating are at full blast 24 hours a day.
    • Some buyers carry out restoration in stages, making part of the house habitable and completing the rest of the job as and when time and money allow.
    • The third requested the Council to offer incentives to owners of derelict homes to help make the buildings habitable.
    • The agent estimates it would cost up to £100,000 to make it habitable.
    • The themes begin with discovery, exploration and survival in the last habitable landmass discovered by humans.
    • For, if our world is to remain habitable for humankind, nothing else is important enough to divert our attention from this growing problem.
    • There are 26,000 million insects living in every square mile of habitable land on Earth.
    Synonyms
    fit to live in, inhabitable, fit to occupy, in good repair, usable, liveable in, suitable for residential use
    formal tenantable

Derivatives

  • habitability

  • noun habɪtəˈbɪlɪtiˌhæbədəˈbɪlədi
    • The edibility of a planet's plant life is one of the factors of habitability.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Over-consumption, pollution, the loss of species and habitats, and mismanagement of natural resources are undermining global habitability.
      • In turn, architects are learning about essential aspects of habitability that are often taken for granted.
      • A psychologist offers an overview of humans in space, covering such topics as motives for leaving Earth, group dynamics, and habitability of spacecraft.
      • If we had many examples of planets that do and do not bear life, and an explanation for why the conditions on some planets led to life while those on others did not, we might be able to establish an accurate metric of habitability.
      • Not all planets in a given area were surveyed for habitability.
      • For her occupants there have been mess deck habitability improvements including new top bunks and additional locker space.
      • There is no apparent reason why habitability and measurability should be so correlated, unless a creator wanted us not only to live but also to be able to explore the cosmos scientifically.
      • They come away with an appreciation of their planet and the complex systems on Earth that support human habitability.
      • Onboard the ship, some level of habitability was slowly returning.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin habitabilis, from habitare 'possess, inhabit'.

 
 

Definition of habitable in US English:

habitable

adjectiveˈhabədəb(ə)lˈhæbədəb(ə)l
  • Suitable or good enough to live in.

    the house should be habitable by Christmas
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Indeed, that may be one of the ways of making the nation habitable.
    • We may well be living in a habitable portion of an infinite and random universe whose initial state obeyed no laws of Nature at all.
    • Getting the house back in habitable condition means a coal fire and central heating are at full blast 24 hours a day.
    • The barn then needs a further £75,000 to £100,000 spending on it to make it habitable.
    • It's a gigantic ball of fire which supposedly warms the Earth enough to make it habitable for life.
    • That we live in a habitable universe of course is a selection effect.
    • But it is desperately in need of re-decoration and she now faces a battle against time and a shortage of money to make it habitable.
    • The themes begin with discovery, exploration and survival in the last habitable landmass discovered by humans.
    • A working party from the church is labouring to make the top two floors of this house habitable for James and Lis to live in.
    • For, if our world is to remain habitable for humankind, nothing else is important enough to divert our attention from this growing problem.
    • The loft above the taverna containing one habitable room was used for the lodging of the storekeeper, the caretakers or the workshop employees.
    • Synthetic greenhouse gases could be used to make Mars habitable.
    • This move is one step in Shanghai's blueprint for becoming a world-class city which is more habitable for its residents.
    • Householders and businesses suffered months of heartache and misery as they battled to clear up the mess and make their premises habitable again.
    • There are 26,000 million insects living in every square mile of habitable land on Earth.
    • It's been obvious, since my return, that the collared doves have given up any attempt to make the high-rise golden cypress habitable.
    • The third requested the Council to offer incentives to owners of derelict homes to help make the buildings habitable.
    • The agent estimates it would cost up to £100,000 to make it habitable.
    • Some buyers carry out restoration in stages, making part of the house habitable and completing the rest of the job as and when time and money allow.
    • The twice-divorced former jazz musician had abandoned his office to live in the property's one remaining habitable room.
    Synonyms
    fit to live in, inhabitable, fit to occupy, in good repair, usable, liveable in, suitable for residential use

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin habitabilis, from habitare ‘possess, inhabit’.

 
 
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