movable
movable — 形容詞
1. describes an object that can change where it is, by being carried, pushed, or ro
可移動的
能夠改變所在位置的
describes an object that can change where it is, by being carried, pushed, or rolled to another spot
The movable shelves in Henry's kitchen let him store tall bottles below.
Henry 廚房裡的可移動層架讓他可以把高瓶罐放在下層。
attributive use: movable + noun
All the classroom desks are movable, so the teacher rearranges them for group work.
教室裡的所有課桌都是可移動的，老師可以把它們排成分組討論的隊形。
predicative use: be + movable
The hospital uses movable partitions to give each patient more privacy.
這家醫院使用可移動的隔板，讓每位病人有更多隱私。
The shelves inside Benjamin's refrigerator are all movable, so he can fit tall juice bottles on the bottom.
Benjamin 冰箱裡的層架都是可移動的，這樣他就可以在底層放高瓶果汁。
For the school play, the drama club borrowed movable stage platforms that can be arranged into different shapes.
為了學校戲劇演出，戲劇社借來了可移動的舞台平台，可以拼成不同形狀。
- portable
suggests something light enough to carry by hand, while movable covers anything that can change position
- adjustable
focuses on changing height, angle, or position rather than moving to a different location
- mobile
used for living things or vehicles that can move independently
文法句型
movable + noun
be + movable
用法筆記
Frequently contrasts with 'fixed' or 'permanent'. Common for furniture, partitions, shelves, and machinery that can be repositioned.
常見錯誤
2. describes a festival, holiday, or event whose date falls on a different day each
非固定的
每年日期變動的（節日）
describes a festival, holiday, or event whose date falls on a different day each year rather than on a fixed calendar date
Easter is a movable holiday — this year it falls in March, but next year it will shift to mid-April.
復活節的日期每年都會變動，今年在三月，明年就移到四月中旬。
collocation: movable holiday (attributive)
Lunar New Year is a movable feast; in 2025 it begins on January 29, but in 2026 it shifts to February 17.
農曆新年是日期不固定的節日，2025 年在 1 月 29 日，2026 年則移到 2 月 17 日。
collocation: movable feast with calendar-year examples
Every autumn, Eleni’s family celebrates a movable holiday whose date shifts according to the lunar calendar.
每年秋天，Eleni 一家會慶祝一個日期不固定的節日，日期隨著農曆而變動。
Many public schools in the United States treat spring break as a movable date that shifts with Easter each year.
美國許多公立學校都把春假定為變動日期，每年配合復活節調整。
文法句型
movable + noun (feast, holiday, date, calendar)
用法筆記
Almost always appears before nouns such as 'feast', 'holiday', 'date', or 'calendar'. Unlike sense 1, this sense does not describe physical movement — it refers to a schedule that shifts year to year.
movable — 名詞
1. an object, especially a piece of furniture, equipment, or personal property, tha
動產
可搬動的財物或家具
an object, especially a piece of furniture, equipment, or personal property, that can be taken from one home or building to another
The lawyer said the house was real estate, but the furniture counted as movable property.
律師解釋說房子是不動產，但裡面的家具屬於動產。
legal collocation: movable property
When Renata moved overseas, she sold all her movables instead of shipping them.
Renata 搬到國外時，把所有動產都賣掉，沒有運過去。
plural noun: movables
Insurance for movables such as computers and artwork is separate from home insurance.
電腦和藝術品這類動產的保險通常跟房屋保險分開計算。
Amihan packed her movables into boxes before the removal truck arrived the next morning.
Amihan 把她的動產都裝進箱子裡，等著隔天搬家卡車來載。
- chattel
legal term for movable property, but also includes livestock and slaves in historical contexts
- personal property
broader legal term covering all property except land
- belongings
everyday word for items you own, less formal than 'movables'
- immovable property
legal term for land and buildings fixed to it
- real estate
everyday term for land and buildings
文法句型
movable + noun (property)
plural: movables
用法筆記
Primarily a legal or formal term. Often paired with 'property' in the phrase 'movable property' to distinguish it from real estate (immovable property). In everyday speech, 'belongings' or 'furniture' is more common.