potable
英['pəʊtəb(ə)l]
美['potəbl]
- n. 饮料（常复数）
- adj. 适于饮用的
中文词源
potable 可饮用的
来自拉丁语potare,饮用，饮水，词源同potion.
英文词源
- potable
- potable: see potion
- potable (adj.)
- early 15c., from Old French potable (14c.) and directly from Late Latin potabilis "drinkable," from Latin potare "to drink" (see potion).
双语例句
- 1. They set up purifying systems in places where the water was not potable.
- 他们在许多水质不适合饮用的地方建立了净化系统。
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- 2. Sink plumbed with potable water, plus soap and towels provided for employees.
- 有供应可饮用水的洗手池, 有提供给员工使用的肥皂和手巾.
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- 3. Containers are flushed with compressed air or potable water before filling.
- 容器在灌注之前经过压缩空气或饮用水冲洗.
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- 4. The water heater is not continuously supplied with potable water.
- 本热水器没有始终使用生活用水.
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- 5. The potable water expansion tank shall be of drawn steel construction.
- 这种饮用水膨胀罐应该是拉制钢结构.
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