"expendable" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 可消耗的
• 可有可無的

Definition

指可以被移除、更換或犧牲而不會造成太大損失的人或物。常用於描述非必要的物品、資源或人員。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於軍事、商業、科幻語境（如“expendable crew”）。描述人時語氣可能很冷漠。常搭配“items”、“resources”、“employees”。勿與“expandable”（可擴展的）混淆。

Examples

These supplies are expendable and can be replaced easily.

這些物資是**可消耗的**，可以很容易被替換。

In the movie, the robots are considered expendable by their creators.

在電影中，機器人被他們的創造者認為是**可有可無的**。

The general said the scouts were expendable in the mission.

將軍說偵察兵在此次任務中是**可犧牲的**。

"Don't worry about those batteries—they're expendable," she said.

「別擔心那些電池——它們是**可消耗的**，」她說。

Some workers felt they were treated as expendable during the layoffs.

一些工人在裁員期間覺得自己被當作**可有可無的**。

In tough business decisions, certain expenses are considered expendable to keep the company afloat.

在艱難的經營決策中，一些開銷被認為是**可削減的**，以維持公司的運作。