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repeatable — 形容詞

  • repeatablepositive
  • more repeatablecomparative
  • most repeatablesuperlative

1. able to be carried out more than once, especially in the same way each time, so

1.形容詞B2
釋義

可重複

可以再次進行的

able to be carried out more than once, especially in the same way each time, so that the same result can be checked or confirmed.

例句

The experiment needs to be repeatable so other labs can check the results.

這個實驗必須是可重複的，這樣其他實驗室才能驗證結果。

collocation: repeatable experiment

Dr. Okonkwo designed a repeatable method for testing water quality in villages.

Okonkwo 博士設計了一套可重複的方法來測試村莊的水質。

collocation: repeatable method

常見搭配
  • repeatable experiment
  • repeatable method
  • repeatable process
  • repeatable results
  • repeatable measurement
  • repeatable technique
同義詞
  • reproducible

    more formal; strongly tied to scientific methodology where another team can re-create the entire study

  • replicable

    formal; used for experiments or studies that can be copied exactly by other researchers

反義詞
  • unrepeatable

    the direct opposite; used when a one-time event or unique result cannot be recreated

  • inconsistent

    broader term for results that vary each time, without specifying whether repetition is possible

用法筆記

Common in scientific, technical, and manufacturing contexts. An experiment, method, process, or result is said to be repeatable if it behaves the same way under the same conditions every time.

常見錯誤

The test is repeatable in the same lab.
The test gives repeatable results in the same lab.
'repeatable' describes the process or result, not the test itself in this phrasing.

2. so rude, insulting, or crude that it is considered unacceptable to say it again

2.形容詞C1
釋義

不堪重述

過於粗魯而說不出口的

so rude, insulting, or crude that it is considered unacceptable to say it again in polite conversation or in public.

例句

The things the fan shouted at the referee were not repeatable on live television.

那名球迷對裁判喊的話，不宜在電視直播中重複說出來。

negative: not repeatable (offensive context)

The comedian's jokes were so crude that they are not repeatable in polite company.

那位喜劇演員的笑話太粗俗了，不宜在有教養的場合中重複。

常見搭配
  • not repeatable
  • language not repeatable
  • comments not repeatable
  • not repeatable on television
  • not repeatable in polite company
同義詞
  • unmentionable

    broader; can refer to any topic considered socially taboo, not just offensive speech

  • unspeakable

    stronger emotional weight; often used for horrors or atrocities rather than rude jokes

反義詞
  • repeatable

    in sense 1: language that is clean and polite enough to be said again without causing offence

文法句型

passive: be + not + repeatable

用法筆記

Almost always used in the negative form 'not repeatable'. This sense describes swear words, insults, or graphic language that a speaker or writer chooses not to quote directly out of politeness or legal caution.

常見錯誤

His language was repeatable in a family newspaper.
His language was not repeatable in a family newspaper.
Sense 2 is almost always negative; a positive use would shift to sense 1 and confuse the reader.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • repeatable under the same conditions
  • repeatable across different labs

介系詞搭配

  • repeatable across
  • repeatable under