serviceable是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为adj. 有用的， 耐用的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But the metal was not yet in its most serviceable state, that is, of steel.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And immediately serviceable arguments come to his aid, by which it appeared that it was not wise to give the land to the peasants and destroy his estate.
在罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《金银岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He had lain like a Trojan behind his mattress in the gallery; he had followed every order silently, doggedly, and well; he was the oldest of our party by a score of years; and now, sullen, old, serviceable servant, it was he that was to die.
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