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substitutable

🇬🇧 UK/'sʌbstitju:təbl/🇺🇸 US/'sʌbstitju: tәbl/
C2

Definitions

adj.

Capable of being replaced by something else without significant difference in function or meaning

可替换的;可代替的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
subunder, below
+
st
+
iconnector
+
tutuse
+
ablecapable of, worthy of
=substitutable

Common Collocations

  • 1.freely substitutable可自由替换的
  • 2.[perfectly substitutable]完全可替代的
  • 3.[substitutable goods]可替代商品
  • 4.[substitutable resource]可替代资源

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    In this recipe, butter and margarine are largely substitutable.

  • 2.

    Economists debate whether renewable energy is fully substitutable for fossil fuels.

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