| 单词 | compatible |
| 释义 | compatible (once / 849 pages) adj A word that comes up a lot in discussions of both food and people pairings, compatible speaks to a person or thing’s ability to exist agreeably with something or someone else. Use the word compatible to describe two things that work well together, like your Wii and your big screen TV, or peanut butter and jelly. You may have heard that opposites attract, but initial attraction doesn’t necessarily mean that opposites will be compatible in the long-term. Advised Russian novelist and philosopher Leo Tolstoy, “What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility.” WORD FAMILYcompatible: compatibility, compatibly, incompatible+/compatibility: compatibilities/incompatibility: incompatibilities/incompatible: incompatibility, incompatibly USAGE EXAMPLESIf your router is more than three years old, you probably need a new one that is compatible with today’s faster, smarter wireless standards. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) “Long term, we are looking for land uses that are compatible with the airport.” Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) The game is now fully compatible with the Apple Watch, according to an announcement posted by the game’s official website on Thursday. Time(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination a compatible married couple her deeds were compatible with her ideology Syn|Ant congenial (used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted congruoussuitable or appropriate together harmoniousexisting together in harmony congenialsuitable to your needs harmoniousmusically pleasing matchedgoing well together; possessing harmonizing qualities incompatible not compatible antagonisticincapable of harmonious association clashingsharply and harshly discordant contradictory, mutually exclusiveunable to be both true at the same time uncongenialused of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted incompatible, uncongenialnot suitable to your tastes or needs inharmonious, unharmoniousnot in harmony mismatchedeither not matched or unsuitably matched differentunlike in nature or quality or form or degree 2adj capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification Ant incompatible incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification 3adj capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction Syn miscible, mixable (chemistry, physics) capable of being mixed |
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