| 释义 |
change·able
\ˈchānjəbəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from changier to change + -able
1. : liable to change; specifically : having a marked tendency to change especially as a property (as in form, quality, action) : fluctuating in direction or tendency : mutable, variable
2. : capable of being changed : subject to change : alterable
< a provision changeable at will >
3. : given or prone to change especially as a characteristic : erratic in disposition : capricious, fickle, inconstant, mercurial, unstable
4. : varying in color with the change of light or point of view; specifically : having such a color effect produced in certain fabrics (as taffeta) by weaving contrasting colors in warp and weft |