exhaustible

IPA/ɪɡˈzɔː.stə.bəl/
IPA/ɪɡˈzɑː.stə.bəl/

exhaustible — 形容詞

  • exhaustiblepositive
  • more exhaustiblecomparative
  • most exhaustiblesuperlative

1. describing a limited supply of something — particularly natural resources, fuels

1.形容詞C1
釋義

可耗盡的

有限且終將用盡的

describing a limited supply of something — particularly natural resources, fuels, or materials — that can be completely consumed and will not be renewed or replaced through natural processes within a meaningful timeframe.

例句

Oil and natural gas are exhaustible resources that scientists warn will not last another century.

石油和天然氣是可耗盡的資源，科學家警告說它們撐不過下一個世紀。

collocation: exhaustible resources

Marco argued that relying on exhaustible fuels like coal is a short-term strategy.

Marco 主張，依賴煤礦這類可耗盡的燃料只是短期策略。

常見搭配
  • exhaustible resources
  • exhaustible supplies
  • exhaustible fuels
  • exhaustible energy sources
  • exhaustible minerals
  • exhaustible raw materials
同義詞
  • finite

    broader term — can apply to abstract concepts (e.g., finite time); exhaustible is restricted to physical resources

  • depletable

    more technical, emphasises the gradual consumption process; less common in general use

  • non-renewable

    stronger environmental-policy term; specifically of energy sources that natural processes cannot regenerate within a human timescale

反義詞
  • inexhaustible

    suggests an endless or seemingly unlimited supply

  • renewable

    can be replenished naturally at a rate comparable to or faster than consumption

文法句型

exhaustible + noun (resource / supply / fuel / energy source)

用法筆記

Subject is almost always a natural resource, fuel, or material supply rather than an abstract concept. Frequently contrasted with renewable or inexhaustible in the same sentence to highlight the distinction.

常見錯誤

His patience is exhaustible.
His patience is limited.
exhaustible is rarely used for abstract personal qualities; it mainly describes physical resources and fuels.
This phone battery is exhaustible.
This phone battery runs out / needs recharging.
everyday objects that can be recharged or replaced are not described as exhaustible.

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