| 单词 | inhabitable |
| 释义 | inhabitable (once / 8504 pages) adj Something inhabitable can be safely and comfortably lived in. After a major fire or a flood, it can take some time to make a house inhabitable again. The earth is inhabitable, but Mars is not. Your house is inhabitable, but your mom's pickup truck isn't really inhabitable. If you can inhabit, or live in a place, it's inhabitable, from the Latin inhabitare, "dwell in." An earlier definition of inhabitable meant completely the opposite: "not able to be lived in," from the roots in-, "not," and habitable, "fit to live in." WORD FAMILYinhabitable: uninhabitable+/inhabit: inhabitable, inhabitancy, inhabitant, inhabitation, inhabited, inhabiting, inhabits/inhabitant: inhabitants/inhabitation: inhabitations/inhabited: uninhabited/uninhabitable: uninhabitably USAGE EXAMPLESThe consultant estimated that over 60 percent of the homes and apartments in Aleppo are still inhabitable, including those with partial damage. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) If you prefer an interstellar future, astronomers looking for planets in other solar systems found one that could be inhabitable. New York Times(Nov 21, 2016) Finally, environmentalists must stand up against Trump when he threatens the regulations and agreements necessary to keeping our Earth inhabitable. Slate(Nov 16, 2016) adj fit for habitation Syn habitable livable, liveable fit or suitable to live in or with |
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