| 释义 |
sev·er·able
\ˈsev(ə)rəbəl\ adjective
Etymology: sever + -able
: capable of being severed
< grew as a song, never unsung or conceived of as severable from its melody — H.O.Taylor >
especially : capable of being divided into legally independent rights or obligations — used of a statute or contract of which the part to be performed consists of distinct items to which the consideration may be apportioned so that the invalidity or failure of performance as to one item does not necessarily affect the others |