reclaimable
reclaimable — adjective
- reclaimablepositive
- more reclaimablecomparative
- most reclaimablesuperlative
1. able to be recovered from a discarded, damaged, or wasted state and brought back
able to be recovered from a discarded, damaged, or wasted state and brought back to a useful or good condition — for example, scrap metal from old cars, polluted soil after cleanup, or lost time that can be made up
The city's recycling program shows that metal and glass from household waste are reclaimable.
reclaimable — materials that can be processed and reused
After the mining company restored the site, the land was reclaimable and became a park.
passive: be + reclaimable — land restored after damage
Greta believed the hours lost to the computer crash were reclaimable if she worked late.
Anong argued the abandoned factory site was reclaimable as a community garden.
- recoverable
more common in everyday use; broader — can apply to data, health, costs
- salvageable
suggests rescue from a disaster or wreckage; slightly more urgent in tone
- restorable
focuses on returning something to its original condition rather than extracting value from it
- recyclable
narrower — limited to materials that can be reprocessed into new products
- irreclaimable
direct opposite; suggests permanent loss or damage beyond repair
文法句型
be + reclaimable
reclaimable + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used with nouns that describe waste, damaged land, or lost resources (materials, site, time). Often appears in formal or technical contexts such as environmental policy, urban planning, and waste management.