liquefiable

IPA/lˈɪkwɪfˌaɪəbəl/
IPA/lˈɪkwɪfˌaɪəbəl/

liquefiable — 形容詞

  • liquefiablepositive
  • more liquefiablecomparative
  • most liquefiablesuperlative

1. able to be changed from a solid or gas into a liquid form, usually by adding hea

1.形容詞C2
釋義

可液化的

能藉加熱或加壓變成液體的

able to be changed from a solid or gas into a liquid form, usually by adding heat or pressure.

例句

Most metals are liquefiable once the furnace reaches a high enough temperature.

只要熔爐溫度夠高,大多數金屬都是可液化的。

predicate adjective: X is liquefiable when [condition]

The factory cools natural gas until it becomes a clear, easily liquefiable fluid.

工廠把天然氣冷卻,直到它變成清澈、容易液化的流體。

collocation: easily liquefiable

同義詞
  • meltable

    more everyday; used of solids softened by heat, not of gases

  • fusible

    technical; specifically of solids that melt, common in metallurgy

反義詞
  • solid

    describes the unmelted state rather than the capacity to melt

用法筆記

Almost always used in technical writing about gases, metals, or other materials. Frequently paired with an adverb of degree (easily liquefiable) or a condition (liquefiable under pressure).

常見錯誤

The ice cream was liquefiable in the sun.
The ice cream melted in the sun.
💡for everyday melting, learners should use 'melt'; 'liquefiable' is a formal label for whether something can be turned to liquid at all.