dissolvable
dissolvable — 形容詞
- dissolvablepositive
- more dissolvablecomparative
- most dissolvablesuperlative
1. describes something — usually a solid like a tablet, pill, or thread — that will
可溶解的
放入液體中會化開、不留固體殘渣的
describes something — usually a solid like a tablet, pill, or thread — that will melt away when placed in water or another liquid, leaving no solid pieces behind.
Owen swallowed the dissolvable pain tablet with a small sip of warm water.
Owen 配著一小口溫水吞下了那顆可溶解的止痛錠。
collocation: dissolvable tablet / pill
The surgeon closed the small wound with dissolvable stitches that vanish in about ten days.
外科醫師用可溶解的縫線縫合了那道小傷口，大約十天就會自行消失。
collocation: dissolvable stitches / sutures (medical)
Chiara packed her laundry into dissolvable bags that break apart in the washing machine.
Chiara 把髒衣服裝進可溶解的洗衣袋，那種袋子在洗衣機裡會自行分解。
These powdered vitamin sachets are dissolvable in cold or hot water within seconds.
這些粉狀維他命包是可溶解的，無論冷水或熱水都能在幾秒內化開。
Apinya bought dissolvable laundry pods because they leave no plastic waste in the drain.
Apinya 買了可溶解的洗衣膠囊，因為它們不會在排水管裡留下塑膠殘留。
- soluble
more technical/scientific; common in chemistry and pharmacy labels
- water-soluble
narrower — specifically dissolves in water, not other liquids
- meltable
informal; usually refers to heat-melting rather than liquid-dissolving
- insoluble
scientific opposite — cannot be dissolved
- non-dissolvable
plain-English opposite, often used for permanent stitches or fixed parts
用法筆記
Most often used attributively before a noun (dissolvable stitch / tablet / bag) rather than after 'be'. The substance is the subject of dissolving; the liquid is the agent introduced by 'in'.