sinkable

/sˈɪŋkəbəl/ adj

Capable of being sunk

Word Origin Sink comes from Proto-Germanic *sinkwan 'to fall, sink,' and with -able it means 'able to be sunk.' The same root gives us sunken, sinkhole, and sinker. The PIE root *sengw- suggests a heavy, falling motion.

adj Capable of being sunk

The wooden ship was sinkable if it took on too much water during the storm.

(形容词) 可沉没的

这艘木船在风暴中如果进水过多是会沉没的。

(adjetivo) hundible; sumergible [Que puede ser hundido.]

El barco de madera se podía hundir si embarcaba demasiada agua durante la tormenta.

(adjectif) submersible; qui peut couler [Qui peut couler ou être coulé.]

Le navire en bois était sinkable s'il prenait trop d'eau pendant la tempête.

(Adjektiv) versenkbar [fähig, versenkt zu werden; so beschaffen, dass es untergehen kann.]

Das hölzerne Schiff war **sinkable**, wenn es während des Sturms zu viel Wasser aufnahm.

(形容詞) 沈めることが可能であること。沈没する可能性があるさま。

木の船は、嵐で大量の水を被ると沈没する可能性があった。

(adjetivo) afundável [Capaz de ser afundado.]

O navio de madeira podia afundar se acumulasse água demais durante a tempestade.

Word parts: sink + able

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