Potable means safe to drink. Potable water is water you can put in a glass without getting ill — cleaned and checked, not sea water, not water from a dirty stream.

Potable potable means意思是 safe to drink安全可以喝. Potable water potable water是指 is water you can put in a glass without getting ill你可以裝進杯子喝、不會生病的水 — cleaned and checked經過清潔和檢驗的, not sea water不是海水, not water from a dirty stream也不是髒溪流裡的水.

It is a careful, official word. Signs, science books, and aid reports use it. In everyday English people say drinking water or “you can drink this.” You may also meet potable as a noun in old or playful writing, meaning a drink, but the usual job of the word is the adjective: drinkable, safe.

It它 is a careful, official word是個講究、正式的字. Signs, science books, and aid reports標誌、科學書籍和救援報告 use it會用這個字. In everyday English在日常英文裡 people人們 say會說 drinking water or "you can drink this."drinking water或「你可以喝這個」. You你 may also meet也可能會遇到 potable potable當 as a noun名詞用 in old or playful writing在古老或帶點玩味的文章裡, meaning a drink指一杯飲料, but不過 the usual job of the word這個字通常的工作 is the adjective是當形容詞: drinkable, safe意思是可飲用的、安全的.

Though actually, students often mix it with portable, which means you can carry it. One letter is different, and the meanings are not friends.

Though actually不過事實上, students學生 often mix it with常常把它跟 portable portable搞混, which means that意思是 you can carry it你可以把它帶著走. One letter一個字母 is different不一樣, and而 the meanings這兩個意思 are not friends一點關係都沒有.

Potable comes from a Latin verb meaning to drink, the same family as potion. Portable comes from a verb meaning to carry.

Potable potable comes from來自 a Latin verb meaning to drink一個意思是「喝」的拉丁文動詞, the same family as potion跟potion（藥水）是同一個字根家族. Portable portable則 comes from來自 a verb meaning to carry一個意思是「搬運」的動詞.