rateable

IPA/ˈreɪ.tə.bəl/
IPA/ˈreɪ.t̬ə.bəl/

rateable — 形容詞

  • rateablepositive
  • more rateablecomparative
  • most rateablesuperlative

1. (of a payment, charge, or share) calculated in proportion to a specific period o

1.形容詞C1
釋義

按比例

按比例計算的

(of a payment, charge, or share) calculated in proportion to a specific period of time, amount of use, or quantity of something — for example, a rateable refund when you cancel a yearly subscription after three months.

例句

Bilal received a rateable refund after cancelling his insurance policy three months early.

Bilal 在提前三個月取消保單後，收到了按比例的退款。

attributive use: rateable refund

The cleaning company charges a rateable fee based on how many rooms it cleans each week.

這家清潔公司根據每週清潔的房間數量收取按比例的費用。

同義詞
  • pro-rata

    the most common synonym; used adverbially or as an adjective in the same financial contexts

  • proportional

    broader meaning — does not specifically imply a time-based or usage-based fraction

  • prorated

    American English equivalent; more common in US billing contexts

反義詞
  • fixed

    a fixed fee stays the same regardless of time or usage

  • flat

    a flat rate does not change with partial periods

文法句型

rateable + noun (share/fee/charge/refund)

用法筆記

Typically placed before the noun it modifies (attributive position). Common in billing, insurance, and subscription contexts where a flat annual fee needs to be split for partial periods.

常見錯誤

❌The refund was rateable by the number of days.
✅The refund was calculated at a rateable amount based on the number of days.
💡'rateable' is an adjective, not a verb; use a form of 'calculate' or 'divide' as the main verb.

2. (of a building, piece of land, or other property) officially subject to local ta

2.形容詞C1
釋義

應課稅

應課徵地方稅的

(of a building, piece of land, or other property) officially subject to local taxation based on its estimated market value or rental value.

例句

All commercial properties in the district are rateable under the local tax code.

該區所有商用不動產都屬於應課稅房產。

predictive use: be + rateable

The old warehouse was assessed as rateable even though it had stood empty for years.

那間老倉庫被認定為應課稅，即使已經閒置多年。

同義詞
  • assessable

    broader — can apply to income, goods, or property for various types of tax

  • taxable

    more general; does not carry the British local-property-tax connotation

  • liable

    focuses on legal obligation rather than the property's eligibility for taxation

反義詞
  • exempt

    officially free from taxation, such as charitable properties or crown land

  • non-rateable

    direct opposite; a property not subject to local rates

文法句型

be + rateable

be considered + rateable

rateable + noun (property/land/building)

用法筆記

Primarily used in British English in the context of council tax and business rates. The phrase 'rateable value' refers to the official estimated rental value of a property used to calculate the tax bill.

常見錯誤

❌This house is taxable for council tax.
✅This house is rateable for council tax.
💡'taxable' is more general (income tax, sales tax); 'rateable' specifically refers to local property taxes in the UK.

3. capable of being judged, estimated, or compared according to a set of criteria a

3.形容詞C2
釋義

可評價

可根據價值或品質評定的

capable of being judged, estimated, or compared according to a set of criteria about value, quality, or performance.

例句

Each student presentation was rateable on clarity, organisation, and depth of research.

每位學生的口頭報告都可以從清晰度、組織能力和研究深度來評價。

pattern: rateable on [criteria]

Bao believed that abstract paintings are not easily rateable by straightforward star ratings.

Bao 認為抽象畫不容易用簡單的星級評分來評價。

同義詞
  • measurable

    broader — includes quantitative measurements (length, weight), not just quality judgements

  • estimable

    focuses on approximate calculation rather than graded evaluation

  • assessable

    common in educational and professional evaluation contexts

反義詞

文法句型

be + rateable

rateable + on/by [criteria]

用法筆記

This sense is less common than the other two and typically appears in formal evaluation contexts. It overlaps partly with 'judgeable' and 'measurable', but 'rateable' implies a comparative or graded assessment (assigning a rank or score) rather than a simple yes/no judgement.

常見錯誤

❌This book is rateable as very good.
✅This book can be rated as very good.
💡'rateable' describes the possibility of being rated, not the result of a rating. Use 'can be rated' for the outcome.