stabile
stabile — 形容詞
- stabilepositive
- stabilercomparative
- stabilestsuperlative
1. Staying in one fixed place; not meant to be relocated.
固定的
位置固定，無法移動的
Staying in one fixed place; not meant to be relocated.
The hospital bed is stabile and cannot be rolled to another room.
這張醫院病床是固定的，無法推到別的房間。
stabile + and + cannot be moved construction
Bilal fixed the shelf to the wall so it stayed stabile during the storm.
Bilal 把架子固定在牆上，使它在大風中保持固定。
Unlike a laptop, the old desktop computer was stabile on its stand.
舊型桌上型電腦不像筆記型電腦，它在底座上是固定的。
Stabile objects inside a moving truck must be tied down carefully.
移動中的卡車上，固定物品必須仔細綁好。
The garden bench was heavy and stabile, so the wind could not tip it over.
那座花園長椅又重又固定，風吹不倒它。
- fixed
more common in everyday speech
- stationary
very similar in meaning, more widely used
- immovable
emphasises the impossibility of moving
用法筆記
Common in technical or formal descriptions of furniture, equipment, and structures. Often paired with a negation (e.g., 'not stabile') or contrasted with 'mobile' or 'movable'.
常見錯誤
2. Not breaking down or reacting easily when exposed to heat, chemicals, or other p
穩定的
不易受化學或物理作用影響的
Not breaking down or reacting easily when exposed to heat, chemicals, or other physical conditions.
This compound is stabile at high temperatures and will not decompose.
這種化合物在高溫下是穩定的，不會分解。
stabile at [temperature/condition] pattern
Unlike some vitamins, this mineral is stabile when exposed to light.
某些維生素不同，這種礦物質在光照下是穩定的。
Kofi tested whether the new material was stabile in salt water for weeks.
Kofi 測試了這種新材料在鹽水中數週是否穩定。
Mira confirmed the polymer was stabile — it survived three hours in acid without changing.
Mira 確認這種聚合物是穩定的——它在酸液中三小時都沒有變化。
- stable
more general term; 'stabile' is the technical counterpart in scientific contexts
- inert
implies resistance to chemical reaction specifically
- nonreactive
directly describes the lack of reactivity
用法筆記
Primarily used in scientific writing — chemistry, physics, and materials science. Not interchangeable with 'stable' in general contexts (e.g., 'stable relationship' cannot use 'stabile').
常見錯誤
stabile — 名詞
1. A sculpture, typically made of metal or other materials, whose parts are fixed i
靜態雕塑
固定不動的金屬抽象雕塑
A sculpture, typically made of metal or other materials, whose parts are fixed in position and do not move — in contrast to a mobile.
The museum placed the large red stabile in the centre of the garden.
博物館把那座大型紅色靜態雕塑放在花園中央。
stabile as a physical object in a location
Lauren admired the metal stabile shaped like a bird in the gallery.
Lauren 在藝廊欣賞那座形狀像鳥的金屬靜態雕塑。
Unlike Calder's mobiles, his stabiles do not sway or rotate in the wind.
Calder 的動態雕塑會隨風搖擺，但他的靜態雕塑不會。
Children at the park ran around the giant stabile and touched its steel surface.
孩子們在公園裡繞著巨大的靜態雕塑跑，並摸了摸它的鋼鐵表面。
- static sculpture
descriptive but less precise in art-historical terms
- standing sculpture
focuses on the fact it stands on a base
- mobile
a hanging sculpture that moves in air currents; Calder's counterpart to the stabile
用法筆記
The term is strongly associated with the artist Alexander Calder, who coined it as the counterpart to his 'mobiles'. Often used in art criticism and museum descriptions.