breathable

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. suitable for breathing
    — The Wards are open-topped, with skyscrapers rising from the superstructure. Towers are sealed against vacuum, as the breathable atmosphere envelope is only maintained to a height of about seven meters. The atmosphere is contained by the centrifugal force of rotation and a "membrane" of dense, colorless sulphur hexafluoride gas, held in place by carefully managed mass effect fields.
  2. Letting air seep through. usually
    — breathable paint

词形变化

more breathable comparative most breathable superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
breathability breathableness nonbreathable ultrabreathable

词源

Etymology tree
Middle English breethder.
Middle English brethen
English breathe
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English breathable
From breathe + -able.
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