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单词 habitable
释义
habitable
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adj

Something habitable is appropriate to live in. If you're having the wood floors of your house refinished, it might not be habitable until they've completely dried.
Earth is a habitable planet: Mars isn't. In other words, humans can live comfortably on Earth, since its atmosphere has air we can breathe and temperatures we can tolerate. While many of us live in perfectly habitable homes and cities, there are also people whose living situations wouldn't be considered habitable by most of us. In Old French, habitable means "suitable for human dwelling," from the Latin habitare, "to inhabit."
WORD FAMILY
habitable: habitability, habitableness+/habit: habitable, habited, habiting, habits, habitual, habituate/habitual: habitually/habituate: habituated, habituates, habituating, habituation/habituation: habituations
USAGE EXAMPLES
In most cities and states, landlords are required to keep the properties they rent in habitable condition.
New York Times(Dec 26, 2016)
This rocky world in a next-door system - named Proxima b - also sits within the so-called habitable zone around its star.
BBC(Dec 21, 2016)
As you would expect, it’s not looking good for those of us concerned about a habitable climate and livable cities.
Salon(Dec 19, 2016)
adj fit for habitation
the habitable world
Syn
inhabitable
livable, liveable
fit or suitable to live in or with
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