单词 | dispensable |
释义 | dispensable —dispensability, dispensableness, n. /di spen"seuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being dispensed with or done without; not necessary or essential. 2. capable of being dispensed or administered: The money is not dispensable at present. 3. Rom. Cath. Ch. capable of being permitted or forgiven, as an offense or sin. [1525-35; < ML dispensabilis, equiv. to L dispens(are) to distribute by weight (see DISPENSE) + -abilis -ABLE] Syn. 1. expendable, unnecessary; unessential, unimportant, extraneous. |
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