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serviceably

/sˈɜvɪsəbli/ adv

In a serviceable manner.

Word Origin Service comes from Latin servus 'slave, servant' — originally the work of a slave. Serviceable means 'able to serve, useful,' and serviceably is the adverb: in a useful, functional way. The root serv- gives us servant (one who serves), servitude (the state of being a slave), and servile (slavish). The suffix -able means 'capable of,' and -ly makes it an adverb. So something done serviceably is done in a manner that gets the job done, like a faithful servant.

adv In a serviceable manner.

The old tools were still serviceably sharp after years of use.

(副词) 实用地；耐用地；可用地

这些旧工具经过多年使用后仍然相当锋利。

(adverbio) De manera servible o útil.

Las herramientas antiguas aún seguían estando útilmente afiladas después de años de uso.

(adverbe) utilement; convenablement; fonctionnellement; pratiquement [D'une manière utilisable, pratique et fonctionnelle ; de façon à pouvoir servir.]

Les vieux outils étaient encore utilisables et bien aiguisés après des années d'usage.

(Adverb) brauchbar; dienstbar; zweckdienlich [Auf eine Weise, die praktisch nutzbar oder funktionsfähig ist.]

Die alten Werkzeuge waren nach Jahren der Nutzung noch **serviceably** scharf.

(副詞) 実用的に、十分に役に立つ形で。

古い道具も長年の使用にもかかわらず、まだserviceably（実用的に）十分に切れ味があった。

(advérbio) de modo funcional; utilmente; funcionalmente [De maneira útil e funcional.]

As ferramentas antigas ainda estavam suficientemente afiadas para servir após anos de uso.

Synonyms: usefully effectively functionally practically adequately suitably conveniently helpfully Antonyms: uselessly impractically inefficiently inadequately
Word parts: service + able + ly

Related words

servant service servitude servile subservient servitor

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