storable
UK/'stɔ:rəbl/US/'stɔ:rәbl/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Able to be stored, especially without spoiling or deteriorating.
可储存的；耐贮藏的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedstore + -able. 'Store' traces to Latin instaurāre (to set up, restore), part of the 'st' set/place family. Storable = able to be set away and kept.
Root st still carries 376 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.storable food可储存食品
- 2.storable energy可储存能源
- 3.[storable format][可存储格式]
- 4.long-term storable可长期储存的
Example Sentences
- 1.
Solar power is hard to use unless it is easily storable.
- 2.
Dried beans are cheap and long-term storable.