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mutable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mu·ta·ble /ˈmjuːtəbəl/ adjective formal  CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENTable or likely to change 可变的;易变的,无常的 OPP immutablemutability /ˌmjuːtəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
mutableIt is likely, too, that the chromosomes of all eubacteria are as mutable as that of E. coli.Truth is a mutable commodity, even among its purveyors.But in the mutable world of the modern organization, major decisions are seldom made solely on the basis of hard facts.
Origin mutable (1300-1400) Latin mutabilis, from mutare; → MUTATE
mu·ta·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
likely able change Corpus or to


mutable
mutable /ˈmjuːtəbəl/ adjective formal
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Latin
 Origin: mutabilis, from mutare; mutate
able or likely to change
   OPP  immutable
—mutability /ˌmjuːtəˈbɪləti, ˌmjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]


mut·ableBrE /ˈmjuːtəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmjuːtəbl/ 🔊 adjective (formal) that can change; likely to change 可变的;会变的 mut·abil·ity BrE /ˌmjuːtəˈbɪləti/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmjuːtəˈbɪləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]