fixed
UK/fikst/US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
adj.
Firmly fastened in position; not able to be moved.
固定的;不可移动的
adj.
Decided in advance and not changing; settled.
已定的;不变的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedfix (fasten, nail down) + -ed (past participle as adjective) = 'nailed down.' Something fixed has been fastened so it cannot move (a fixed shelf) or settled so it cannot change (a fixed price).
Root fix still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.fixed price固定价格
- 2.fixed rate固定利率
- 3.fixed income固定收入
- 4.fixed term固定期限
- 5.fixed point固定点
Example Sentences
- 1.
The seats are fixed to the floor and cannot be rearranged.
- 2.
We agreed on a fixed price before the work began.
- 3.
She has a fixed routine: gym at six, work by nine.