**形容词 (adj.)**:可被营救的;可被拯救的。指某人或某物处于能够被救助或挽回的状态。
/ˈrɛskjuːəbəl/
The trapped hikers were still rescuable despite the harsh weather conditions.
尽管天气条件恶劣,被困的徒步者仍然是可以被营救的。
After careful assessment, the engineers concluded that the damaged bridge was rescuable, though restoration would require months of work and significant funding.
经过仔细评估,工程师们得出结论:受损的桥梁是可以修复的,不过修复工作需要数月时间和大量资金。
rescuable 由动词 rescue 加上后缀 -able 构成。rescue 源自古法语 rescourre(意为"拉回、夺回"),进一步追溯到拉丁语前缀 **re-**(表示"再次")和 excutere(意为"摇落、驱赶")。后缀 -able 来自拉丁语 -abilis,表示"能够……的"。整个词的含义即为"能够被营救的"。
由于 rescuable 是一个较为少见的派生词,在经典文学作品中出现频率不高。但其词根 rescue 在文学中极为常见,例如: