negotiable

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/nɪˈɡəʊʃəbəl/    /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/|/nɪˈɡəʉʃəbəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that is open to negotiation.
    — “It is only once you start looking at houses that you realize what you do and don’t like, and what your negotiables and nonnegotiables are,” Ms. Wexler said.
形容词 adj.
  1. Able to be traversed; navigable.
  2. Able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement, in exchange for money.
    — The court had to decide if a "telecheck" had been "signed" by the purported "drawer," and in doing so the court had to determine whether a "telecheck" is a negotiable instrument[…]
  3. Open to negotiation or bargaining.
    — Salary is negotiable, according to education and experience.

词形变化

more negotiable comparative most negotiable superlative negotiables plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English negotiate
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 negotiable
From negotiate + -able.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English negotiate
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 negotiable
From negotiate + -able.
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