- 1aB2
/ˈprɑːfɪtəbəl/ · /ˈprɒfɪtəbəl/
Making money after costs, or giving a useful result from time or work you spend.
有利可圖；有益的
比較級 more profitable最高級 most profitable
核心畫面
Picture the two columns at the end of a month — what came in, what went out — and the first one being the larger. Profitable names that gap in your favour. English also lets you apply the same accounting to time and effort: an afternoon that gave back more than it cost is a profitable one.
可以想成：月底結算時的兩欄數字——進來的和出去的——而進來的那一欄比較大。profitable 說的就是這個對你有利…更多收起
可以想成：月底結算時的兩欄數字——進來的和出去的——而進來的那一欄比較大。profitable 說的就是這個對你有利的差額。英文也允許你把同一套算法用在時間和心力上：一個下午如果回收的比投入的多，那就是一個 profitable afternoon。原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
profitableadj/ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/
- 1
Producing a profit.
- Profitable operation is being made possible by the widespread introduction of capacious diesel railcars, which for their comfort and speed are very popular with the travelling public.
- The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing"[…]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.
- 2
Beneficial, serviceable, of use.
- I wylbe ferme and ſtabyll And to yow ſeruyceabyll And also prophytabyll Yf ye be agreabyll My propyr Beſſe To turne a gayne to me
- Great Men, taken up in any way, are profitable company.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。