potable的意思|potable的解释-里氏词典

potable ['pәutәbl]

a. 适于饮用的

n. 饮料

[医] 可饮的

potable

[ noun ]

any liquid suitable for drinking

<noun.food>

may I take your beverage order?

[ adj ]

suitable for drinking

<adj.all>

Potable \Po"ta*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. potabilis, fr. potare to
drink; akin to Gr. po`tos a drinking, po`sis a drink, Skr.
p[=a] to drink, OIr. ibim I drink. Cf. {Poison}, {Bib},
{Imbibe}.]
Fit to be drunk; drinkable. ``Water fresh and potable.''
--Bacon. -- n. A potable liquid; a beverage. ``Useful in
potables.'' --J. Philips.

In northwestern Spain, drinking wells have dried up in some towns in Galicia and potable water has had to be brought in by truck. Water is being rationed in other towns in the region.
Health care, potable water and primary education are little more than dreams to most rural people.
"Nearly 50 percent of the diseases could be controlled easily if you could provide potable water to the people," said Shreebatsa Prasad Shrestha, an undersecretary in the Ministry of Health.
Health care, potable water and primary education are little more than dreams for most of the rural population.
The lab also tests garden-hose pesticide sprayers, commercial washing machines, dishwashers, ice machines and just about anything else that is connected to the city's potable water supply.

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