(of the air or a gas) able or fit to be breathed (空气或气体)能被呼吸的;适于呼吸的 ■(of particles in the air) able to be breathed in (空气中的粒子)能被人体吸入的 woodworking can create quantities of fine respirable dust. 木器加工能产生许多细小的能被人体吸入的粉尘。
语源
late 18th cent.: from French respirable or late Latin respirabilis, from respirare 'breathe out' (see respire)