convertible

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩/    /kənˈvɝtɪbl̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Interchangeable things or terms. dated,in-plural
  2. A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
  3. A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
  4. A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.
形容词 adj.
  1. Able to be converted; Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
    — As if, in truth, there were no God of Labour; as if godlike Labour and brutal Mammonism were convertible terms.
  2. Able to be converted; Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially; Able to be exchanged for specie. historical
  3. Able to be converted; Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially; Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
  4. Able to be converted; Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially; Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
  5. Able to be converted; Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
  6. Able to be converted; Able to be turned, especially; Able to be turned in a different direction. obsolete
    — The Axis of the Earth is supposed to haue a convertible nature.
  7. Able to be converted; Able to be turned, especially; Able to be turned to a different purpose.
  8. Able to be converted; Able to be turned, especially; Able to be turned to a different religion or belief.
  9. Able to be converted; Able to be turned into a different thing, especially; Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.
  10. Able to be converted; Able to be turned into a different thing, especially; Able to be easily digested. obsolete

词形变化

more convertible comparative most convertible superlative convertibles plural

词源

词源 1
From Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis (“interchangeable”), from Latin convertere (“to turn back, to turn over, to turn around, to turn upside down”), from con- (“with, together”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to convert + -ible.
词源 2
From Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis (“interchangeable”), from Latin convertere (“to turn back, to turn over, to turn around, to turn upside down”), from con- (“with, together”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to convert + -ible.
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