| 单词 | alterable |
| 释义 | alterable (once / 2799 pages) adj Alterable things can be updated, enhanced, or fixed, but do not change into something else. Pants that are four inches too long are alterable, and you can hem them to the proper length. Though alter and change might seem the same, there is a subtle difference. When we alter something we change only part of it. For instance, we humans are alterable because we can cut our hair or paint our nails or pierce our ears. Our clothing is alterable because we can change the way it fits or dye it a different color. If you're turning pants into socks and princes into frogs, you're not altering them. You've discovered magic. WORD FAMILYalterable: alterability, inalterable, unalterable+/alter: alterable, alteration, alterative, altered, altering, alters/alteration: alterations/altered: unaltered/altering: alterings/inalterable: inalterably/unalterable: unalterability, unalterably USAGE EXAMPLESSo can the idea that your own appearance and presentation are deeply alterable, fundamentally plastic rather than fixed. Salon(Sep 13, 2016) It’s all so framed by the sense that reality doesn’t exist any more, or at least not in a way that is alterable or questioning. The Guardian(Sep 10, 2014) The assertion that sexual orientation or gender identity is somehow alterable and/or harmful has been the driving force behind the anti-gay movement for decades. MSNBC(Jul 30, 2014) 1adj capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic alterable clothing alterable conditions of employment Ant inalterable, unalterable not capable of being changed or altered incurableunalterable in disposition or habits final, lastnot to be altered or undone 2adj (of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe Syn commutable subject to alteration or change |
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