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Dispensable Dis'pensəbl A.不必要的,可有可无的 英 Adj.不必要的,可有 可无的 Dispensed 记

单词 dispensable
音标 [dis'pensəbl]
解释 a.不必要的,可有可无的
红宝书 【英】 adj.不必要的,可有 可无的 (that can be dispensed with)
【记】 dis+pens(挂)+able→ 可挂掉的→不必要的;
【同】 参考:indispensable (必不可少的)
【例】 This magazine is dispensable. Let's discontinue our subscription.
字源 dispensable (adj.)
1530s, "subject to dispensation," from Medieval Latin dispensabilis, from dispensare (see dispense). Meaning "that can be done without" is from 1640s. Related: Dispensability.
不择手段背单词 adj. 不必要的; 可有可无的; 不重要的 = unimportant; 可分配的
【记】indispensable(adj 必不可少的)
趣味全助记 【记】dispense发出 + ble
【相关】indispensable 必不可少的

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