If something is changeable, it does not stay the same for long.

If something is changeable如果一個東西是 changeable，it does not stay the same for long它不會維持一樣的狀態太久。

The most natural home for the word is weather: a changeable day can be sunny, then wet, then windy, all before lunch. People also use it for moods, plans, and colours that keep shifting.

The most natural home for the word is weather這個字最自然用在天氣上：a changeable day can be sunny, then wet, then windy, all before lunch一個 changeable 的日子可以在中午前就晴天、下雨、又颳風。People also use it人們也會拿它 for moods, plans, and colours that keep shifting來說一直在變的心情、計畫和顏色。

It often carries a small sigh — you cannot really count on this.

It often carries a small sigh它常帶著一點小小的無奈——you cannot really count on this意思是你沒辦法真的靠它。

There is a quieter second reading, “able to be changed” (a changeable cover on a cushion), but in everyday talk the “keeps changing by itself” sense is the one you will hear. Though actually, those two readings live in the same spelling, and only the rest of the sentence tells you which one is meant.

There is a quieter second reading還有一個比較少見的第二種解讀，'able to be changed'「可以被改變」（a changeable cover on a cushion像抱枕上可拆換的套子），but不過 in everyday talk在日常對話裡，the 'keeps changing by itself' sense is the one you will hear「自己一直在變」這個意思才是你會聽到的。Though actually不過其實，those two readings live in the same spelling這兩種解讀共用同一個拼法，and而且 only the rest of the sentence tells you which one is meant只有句子的其他部分才能告訴你是哪一種意思。