If something is mutable, it can change, or it is the sort of thing that often changes. Feelings, plans, and the weather are mutable.

If something is mutable如果一件事情是mutable的 it can change它就可以改變 or it is the sort of thing that often changes或是那種常常在變的東西 Feelings, plans, and the weather情緒、計畫和天氣 are mutable都是mutable的

In careful or older English, people used it for luck and for human moods — the idea that nothing stays.

In careful or older English在講究或比較舊式的英文裡 people used it人們會用這個字 for luck and for human moods來形容運氣和人的心情 the idea that nothing stays表示沒有什麼是不變的這個概念

Today you still hear it in writing, but you will hear it most in two special places: biology (a mutable gene can change) and computers (a mutable value is one your program may rewrite). Programmers talk about mutable and immutable all the time.

Today現在 you still hear it in writing你在書面英文裡還聽得到這個字 but you will hear it most in two special places但你最常在兩個特別的領域聽到它 biology生物學 a mutable gene can change一個mutable的基因是會變的 and computers還有電腦 a mutable value is one your program may rewrite一個mutable的值是程式可能會改寫的值 Programmers talk about mutable and immutable all the time程式設計師常常把mutable和immutable掛在嘴邊

Though actually, calling a person “mutable” can sound a little like a book; everyday English might just say they change their mind a lot. The word is almost always an adjective.

Though actually不過其實 calling a person mutable說一個人mutable can sound a little like a book聽起來會有點像書面語 everyday English might just say日常英文可能就只會說 they change their mind a lot他們很常改變心意 The word is almost always an adjective這個字幾乎都是當形容詞用