portable

/ˈpɔːtəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpɔːrtəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpȯr-tə-bəl/ (ame, mw)

portable — 形容詞

  • portablepositive
  • more portablecomparative
  • most portablesuperlative

1. small or light enough to take from place to place without much trouble.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

便攜的

小或輕，方便帶著走

small or light enough to take from place to place without much trouble.

例句

We packed a portable stove for the rainy mountain campsite.

我們為那座下雨的山區營地帶了一台便攜的爐子。

portable + equipment noun

This speaker is portable, so Nia carries it to every picnic.

這台喇叭很便攜，所以 Nia 每次野餐都會帶去。

predicative: be portable

同義詞
  • compact

    stresses small size more than ease of carrying

  • lightweight

    focuses on low weight, even if the item is not designed for travel

  • handheld

    narrower; used for items small enough to hold while using

  • mobile

    broader; can mean able to move or operate in different places

反義詞

文法句型

a portable + device/object

be portable

make + object + portable

用法筆記

Most often used for equipment, furniture, and tools. Distinguish from sense 2: here the key idea is easy carrying in the physical world, not whether something can move to a new job or work on another system.

常見錯誤

❌This printer is small and portability.
✅This printer is small and portable.
💡portable is the adjective; portability is the noun.
❌I bought a portable of speaker for trips.
✅I bought a portable speaker for trips.
💡portable usually goes directly before the noun it describes.

2. able to go with you, or stay usable, when you change place, job, or computer sys

2.形容詞C2
釋義

可沿用

換工作、地點或系統後仍能使用

able to go with you, or stay usable, when you change place, job, or computer system.

例句

Lina's pension is portable, so she kept it after changing companies.

Lina 的退休金可沿用，所以她換公司後還能保留。

portable benefits after changing jobs

The team saved the notes in a portable file format for Windows and Mac computers.

團隊把筆記存成 Windows 和 Mac 電腦都能開的通用檔案格式。

portable file format across systems

同義詞
  • transferable

    best for benefits, skills, rights, and plans that move with a person

  • compatible

    narrower; mainly used for software or files that work on different systems

  • reusable

    focuses on being usable again, not on moving to another place

反義詞

文法句型

portable benefits/pension

portable to + new place/job/system

portable between + places/systems

portable file format/code

用法筆記

Often used with abstract nouns such as benefits, pensions, skills, accounts, data, or file formats. Distinguish from sense 1: in sense 1 an object is easy to carry, while in sense 2 the important point is that something can move with you or still work elsewhere.

常見錯誤

❌The file is portable, so it feels light in my bag.
✅The file is portable, so it opens on my new laptop too.
💡in this sense portable is about transfer or reuse, not physical weight.
❌Her pension is portable for her new job.
✅Her pension is portable to her new job.
💡this sense often uses to, between, or across to show the new place or system.

portable — 名詞