Question

deductible adj.可扣除的 The Latin deducere, meaning "to derive," eventually became the word deduct, meaning "to take away." In the mid-19th Century, the word deductible was born, meaning something "may be deducted." As a noun, a deductible is something you pay, such as your insurance deductible. As an adjective, deductible describes something you can subtract from a total, usually from your taxes. Andy Warhol once said, “Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible.” 2007.3

Accepted Answer

[di'dʌktib(ə)l] Deductible can be the amount you have to pay before your insurance kicks in, or it can mean an amount you can take off your taxes for various payments you have already made. Strange that one deductible can be so friendly and the other one so mean. Both the absolute cost of healthcare and the share of it borne by families have risen – and newly fashionable health-savings plans are spreading from legislative halls to Wal-Mart workers, with much higher deductibles and a large new dose of investment risk for families’ future healthcare.

英语单词	deductible
英美音标	[di'dʌktib(ə)l]
中文释义	adj.可扣除的
vocab简明	Deductible can be the amount you have to pay before your insurance kicks in, or it can mean an amount you can take off your taxes for various payments you have already made. Strange that one deductible can be so friendly and the other one so mean.
vocab扩展	The Latin deducere, meaning "to derive," eventually became the word deduct, meaning "to take away." In the mid-19th Century, the word deductible was born, meaning something "may be deducted." As a noun, a deductible is something you pay, such as your insurance deductible. As an adjective, deductible describes something you can subtract from a total, usually from your taxes. Andy Warhol once said, “Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible.”
真题原句	Both the absolute cost of healthcare and the share of it borne by families have risen – and newly fashionable health-savings plans are spreading from legislative halls to Wal-Mart workers, with much higher deductibles and a large new dose of investment risk for families’ future healthcare.
来源	2007.3

Deductible Meaning Amount Insurance Word Di'dʌktib(ə)L Adj.可扣除的 Pay