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obtainable

🇬🇧 UK/əb'teinəbl/🇺🇸 US/әb'teinәbl. ɔb-/
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Definitions

adj.

Able to be acquired or achieved

可获得的,可取得的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
obagainst, toward, in the way of
+
tainhold, keep
+
ablecapable of, worthy of
=obtainable

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Medical care is not easily obtainable in remote rural areas.

  • 2.

    Affordable housing remains a difficult goal to achieve in expensive cities.

  • 3.

    The ancient manuscript became obtainable only through the museum's special collection.

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