chargeable
/ˈtʃɑːdʒəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchär-jə-bəl/ (ame, mw)
chargeable — 形容詞
- chargeablepositive
- more chargeablecomparative
- most chargeablesuperlative
1. describes a service, item, or activity for which you must pay money — often when
需付費的
基本免費、額外項目需付費的
describes a service, item, or activity for which you must pay money — often when the basic offering is free but extras are not
Yuki was surprised to find that the hotel's airport shuttle was chargeable.
Yuki 很驚訝地發現飯店的機場接駁車需要付費。
Dr. Rashid scanned the clinic's website and found that the blood test his son needed was chargeable.
Rashid 醫師瀏覽了診所的網站，發現他兒子需要的血液檢查需要付費。
predicative: [service] is chargeable
Fatima called the photography school twice to ask whether the darkroom chemicals were free or chargeable.
Fatima 打了兩次電話給攝影學校，詢問暗房藥水是免費還是需要付費。
Dmitri discovered that using the gym after eight in the evening was chargeable.
Dmitri 發現晚上八點過後使用健身房需要付費。
Ingrid ordered a sandwich at the Grand Pacific Hotel and was told room service was chargeable.
Ingrid 在大太平洋飯店點了一份三明治，卻被告知客房送餐服務需要額外付費。
- free
costing nothing
- complimentary
free of charge, typically provided as a courtesy by a business
文法句型
be chargeable
chargeable + noun
用法筆記
Typically predicative (placed after 'be'). Common in service contexts — hotels, clinics, and courses — where a basic package is free but some extras carry a cost.
常見錯誤
2. describes income, goods, or financial transactions on which you must pay tax to
應課稅的
依法須繳納稅款的收入或交易
describes income, goods, or financial transactions on which you must pay tax to the government
Kwame sat down with his accountant over coffee and learned that the money from his weekend graphic-design gigs was chargeable.
Kwame 和會計師坐下來喝咖啡，得知他週末接平面設計案子的收入是需要課稅的。
chargeable [income type]
Sofia was told that the cash gift from her grandmother was not chargeable.
Sofia 被告知祖母給她的現金禮物不需要課稅。
Omar checked the chargeable goods list before driving across the border into Canada.
Omar 在開車過境進入加拿大之前，先查看了應課稅商品清單。
Ananya phoned her tax adviser from her late father's cottage to ask if the sale was chargeable for capital gains.
Ananya 在她已故父親的小屋打電話給稅務顧問，詢問出售是否會被課徵資本利得稅。
Elena learned from customs that her imported camera was chargeable at the twenty percent VAT rate.
Elena 從海關那裡得知，她進口的相機需要按百分之二十的增值稅率課稅。
- tax-exempt
officially free from tax obligation
- tax-free
not subject to tax; more informal than tax-exempt
文法句型
be chargeable
chargeable + noun
chargeable at + rate
用法筆記
Common in financial and legal documents. Often used in the negative ('not chargeable') to confirm that something is tax-exempt.
常見錯誤
3. describes an act or behaviour that can lead to a formal criminal accusation and
可被起訴的
依法可構成正式刑事指控的行為
describes an act or behaviour that can lead to a formal criminal accusation and court case under the law
Chiamaka sat in the police station lobby and read that vandalism of public property is a chargeable offence.
Chiamaka 坐在警察局大廳裡，讀到毀壞公共財產是可被起訴的罪行。
chargeable offence — legal collocation
The officer showed Mei-Ling the screen and said sharing her ex-employer's client list was chargeable under the cybercrime law.
警察讓 Mei-Ling 看了螢幕，說她分享前僱主的客戶名單根據網路犯罪法是可以被起訴的。
chargeable under [specific law]
Javier sat across from the duty solicitor and asked whether the scuffle outside the pub was chargeable.
Javier 坐在值班律師對面，詢問酒館外的那場扭打是否會被起訴。
Kofi was pulled over in Ontario and discovered that driving on an expired licence is chargeable.
Kofi 在安大略省被攔下，發現使用過期駕照駕駛是可以被起訴的。
Nadia gripped her chair in the solicitor's office until she heard the accounting error was not a chargeable matter.
Nadia 在律師辦公室裡緊抓著椅子，直到聽見那個會計錯誤不構成可被起訴的事項。
- indictable
indictable is used for serious crimes that go before a grand jury; chargeable is broader and includes lesser offences
- prosecutable
prosecutable stresses that the case can realistically go to court; chargeable focuses on the legal grounds for bringing a charge
文法句型
chargeable offence
be chargeable under + law
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in legal contexts. Distinguish from sense 1 ('needing payment') — this sense is about criminal liability. Frequently followed by 'under' + the name of a specific statute.
常見錯誤
4. describes a battery or device whose electrical power can be topped up again afte
可充電的
可重複補充電力的電池或裝置
describes a battery or device whose electrical power can be topped up again after it has been used
Tariq checked that the camping lantern was chargeable before the trip next weekend.
Tariq 在下週末出發前確認了露營提燈是可以充電的。
checked that [device] was chargeable
Amara tried to use her late aunt's old radio, but the batteries were no longer chargeable.
Amara 試著啟動她已故姑姑的舊收音機，但裡面的電池已經無法再充電了。
Hana checked every box in the toy aisle for 'chargeable' and left behind anything that needed disposable batteries.
Hana 在玩具走道上檢查每個盒子有沒有「可充電」標示，把需要一次性電池的全部留下不買。
Sanjay read the manual and found the power bank was chargeable, ready in three hours.
Sanjay 讀了說明書，發現這個行動電源是可以充電的，三小時內就能充飽。
Ms. Chen counted the tablets in her classroom and noted they all had chargeable batteries.
陳老師數了數教室裡的平板電腦，注意到它們全都裝有可充電的電池。
- rechargeable
rechargeable is the standard everyday term; chargeable is rarer and can sound outdated or technical
- disposable
designed to be thrown away after a single use
- non-rechargeable
cannot have its electrical power restored
文法句型
chargeable battery
be chargeable
用法筆記
Used for batteries and battery-powered devices. 'Rechargeable' is the much more common everyday term; 'chargeable' in this sense appears more in technical manuals and is somewhat dated in general use.