fungible

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/    /ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any fungible item. in-plural
    — The archetypical fungible is money: if I drop a £1 coin in the street it is a matter of indifference to me whether I pick up that coin or another £1 coin lying next to it.
形容词 adj.
  1. Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.
    — .

词形变化

more fungible comparative most fungible superlative fungibles plural

词源

词源 1
1765 as noun, 1818 as adjective, from Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungor (“to perform, discharge a duty”) + -ible (“able to”). Originally a legal term, going back to Roman law: res fungibiles (“replaceable things”).
词源 2
1765 as noun, 1818 as adjective, from Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungor (“to perform, discharge a duty”) + -ible (“able to”). Originally a legal term, going back to Roman law: res fungibiles (“replaceable things”).
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