eatable
/ˈiːtəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈiːtəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈē-tə-bəl/ (ame, mw)
eatable — 形容詞
- eatablepositive
- more eatablecomparative
- most eatablesuperlative
1. If food is described as eatable, it is safe to consume and not spoiled, but it i
尚可食
可以吃但品質或味道不佳
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.
餐廳的食物勉強可以吃，但 Meilin 還是因為肚子餓而吃完了。
collocation: barely eatable
Raj found some old crackers in the back of the cupboard; they were still eatable, just a little soft.
Raj 在櫥櫃深處找到一些舊餅乾，雖然有點軟了，但還是可以吃。
adverb position: still eatable
The bread had turned hard overnight, but it was still eatable if you toasted it.
麵包放了一晚變硬了，但烤過之後仍然勉強能吃。
Hassan said the noodles from yesterday were eatable, so nobody bothered to cook a fresh meal.
Hassan 說昨天的麵條還可以吃，所以沒有人費心去煮新的一餐。
After three days in the fridge the soup was just about eatable, though it had lost most of its flavour.
湯在冰箱裡放了三天後勉強還能喝，只是味道已經淡了許多。
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 — 名詞
1. Things that can be eaten, considered as a general category of items such as groc
可食之物
可吃的東西；食物
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.
Amara 為長途火車旅行打包了一袋食物。
plural form: eatables
The market stalls were full of fresh eatables — fruit, bread, cheese, and dried fish.
市場攤位上擺滿了新鮮的食物——水果、麵包、起司和魚乾。
Diego told the children to take whatever eatables they wanted from the picnic basket.
Diego 叫孩子們從野餐籃裡拿他們想吃的東西。
At the camp everyone shared their eatables around the fire at night.
在營地裡，大家晚上圍著營火分享各自帶來的食物。
The shop near the hostel sells cheap eatables for students on a tight budget.
青年旅館附近的商店販賣便宜的食品，適合預算有限的學生。
- 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.