recordable

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recordable — adjective

  • recordablepositive
  • more recordablecomparative
  • most recordablesuperlative

1. able to be captured, stored, or officially noted in a lasting form — for example

1.形容詞B2
釋義

able to be captured, stored, or officially noted in a lasting form — for example, video, audio, data, or an event that is worth keeping a record of.

例句

Hassan checked whether the meeting was recordable under the new privacy rules.

be + recordable + under [legal framework]

Modern smartphones make every family celebration easily recordable in sharp detail.

easily recordable

同義詞
  • documentable

    more formal; implies official paperwork

  • capturable

    less common; focuses on the act of capture rather than storage

反義詞

文法句型

recordable + noun

be + recordable

用法筆記

Frequently used in technical or legal contexts with specific criteria about what qualifies as 'recordable.' In everyday conversation, the simpler phrase 'can be recorded' is more common.

2. describing a disc, tape, or other storage medium that is empty and ready to have

2.形容詞B2
釋義

describing a disc, tape, or other storage medium that is empty and ready to have data written onto it by a recorder or computer drive.

例句

Nora bought a pack of recordable DVDs to back up her wedding photographs.

recordable + DVDs / CDs / discs

Old cassette tapes are still recordable, but the sound quality is much poorer than digital.

同義詞
  • blank

    broader; can refer to paper or forms, not just storage media

  • writable

    common technical synonym for recordable discs

反義詞

文法句型

recordable + noun [medium/device]

用法筆記

Commonly appears in technology retail contexts to distinguish between blank recordable media (CD-R, DVD-R) and rewritable media (CD-RW, DVD-RW). The '-R' in product codes stands for 'recordable.'

常見錯誤

❌I need a recordable CD player.
✅I need a CD recorder / a CD burner.
💡'recordable' describes the disc, not the device that writes to it.