reliable
英 [r?'la??b(?)l]
美[r?'la??bl]
- adj. 可靠的；可信賴的
- n. 可靠的人
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詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?more reliable;最高級:?most reliable;副詞:?reliably;名詞:?reliability;
中文詞源
reliable 可靠的
來自 rely,依靠，信賴。
英文詞源
- reliable (adj.)
- 1560s, raliabill, Scottish; see rely + -able. Not common before 1850; and sometimes execrated thereafter in Britain as an Americanism because it involves a use of -able different from its use in provable, etc., but defended (by OED, Century Dictionary, etc.) on grounds of use of the suffix in available, laughable, etc.. Related: Reliably.
雙語例句
- 1. Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but deadly dull.
- 新聞廣播準確可靠但卻非?？菰?。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Both of them, I may say, are thoroughly reliable men.
- 可以說，他倆都是絕對可靠的人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was a sound businessman, totally reliable and incorruptible.
- 他是個正直的商人，完全可靠，不會被收買。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Richard Dorrington was, in their eyes, a very sensible and reliable man.
- 在他們眼中，理查德·多林頓是個非?？煽康拿靼兹?。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Trains are reliable, cheap and best for long-distance journeys.
- 火車安全可靠、費用低廉，最適宜長途旅行。
來自柯林斯例句