habitable
habitable — 形容詞
1. offering the minimum requirements of safety, warmth, and cleanliness so that peo
可居住的
適合人安全居住的
offering the minimum requirements of safety, warmth, and cleanliness so that people can occupy and use a space as a home.
After the earthquake, inspectors declared that only three old apartment buildings were still habitable.
地震過後，檢查人員宣布只有三棟老公寓仍然可以居住。
declared + habitable (formal, official context)
The dark, damp basement was not habitable for a family, the landlord said.
房東說那間又暗又潮濕的地下室不適合家庭居住。
not habitable + for + group
Scientists are searching for planets in other solar systems that might be habitable for humans.
科學家正在尋找其他太陽系中可能適合人類居住的行星。
Élise spent months fixing the roof and plumbing before the house became habitable.
Élise 花了幾個月的時間修屋頂和管線，房子才變得可以居住。
The mountain cabin had no running water, so the hikers could not make it habitable.
山上的小屋沒有自來水，因此登山客無法讓它變得適合居住。
- livable
more informal and broader in meaning, often including comfort and quality of life beyond basic safety
- inhabitable
means the same as habitable but is less common; often confused with 'uninhabitable'
- fit for habitation
more formal and legalistic, used in official documents and housing regulations
- uninhabitable
the standard opposite; describes a place that cannot be lived in safely
- unlivable
informal opposite, suggesting a place is too uncomfortable or dangerous to live in
文法句型
habitable + noun
habitable + for + noun phrase
make + noun + habitable
become / remain + habitable
用法筆記
Often used in formal or technical contexts such as housing inspections, architecture, and environmental science. The direct opposite is uninhabitable.