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源自拉丁语 'potabilis'(可饮用的),由 'potare'(喝)和形容词后缀 '-bilis' 构成,14世纪通过法语进入英语。
❶ 指水或其他液体适合饮用,达到安全卫生标准。常用于描述经过处理或天然洁净的饮用水。
“The hotel provides potable water in all rooms.”
(酒店在所有房间都提供饮用水。)
“After the flood, we had to boil water to make it potable.”
(洪水过后,我们必须把水煮沸才能饮用。)
potable water — 特指符合卫生标准、可直接饮用的水,区别于工业用水或未处理水源。
“The emergency kit includes packets of potable water.”
(应急包里有小包装的饮用水。)