eatable
/ˈiːtəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈiːtəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈē-tə-bəl/ (ame, mw)
eatable — adjective
- eatablepositive
- more eatablecomparative
- most eatablesuperlative
1. If food is described as eatable, it is safe to consume and not spoiled, but it i
If food is described as eatable, it is safe to consume and not spoiled, but it is neither especially tasty nor of high quality.
The cafeteria food was barely eatable, but Meilin ate it anyway because she was hungry.
collocation: barely eatable
Raj found some old crackers in the back of the cupboard; they were still eatable, just a little soft.
adverb position: still eatable
The bread had turned hard overnight, but it was still eatable if you toasted it.
Hassan said the noodles from yesterday were eatable, so nobody bothered to cook a fresh meal.
After three days in the fridge the soup was just about eatable, though it had lost most of its flavour.
文法句型
be + eatable
用法筆記
Unlike edible, which simply means safe to eat, eatable carries a judgement about quality — the food is acceptable but not enjoyable. This sense is most common in negative or hesitant statements (barely, just about, still).
常見錯誤
eatable — noun
1. Things that can be eaten, considered as a general category of items such as groc
Things that can be eaten, considered as a general category of items such as groceries, provisions, or snacks.
Amara packed a bag of eatables for the long train journey across the country.
plural form: eatables
The market stalls were full of fresh eatables — fruit, bread, cheese, and dried fish.
Diego told the children to take whatever eatables they wanted from the picnic basket.
At the camp everyone shared their eatables around the fire at night.
The shop near the hostel sells cheap eatables for students on a tight budget.
- food
the standard, everyday word for things people eat; much more common than eatables
- provisions
more formal and suggests a planned supply of food, especially for a journey
- groceries
food and household supplies bought from a shop, not necessarily ready to eat
文法句型
plural: eatables
用法筆記
The noun form is almost always used in the plural (eatables), referring to a collection of food items rather than a single dish. The singular an eatable is very rare and may sound unnatural.