- serviceable (adj.)
[serviceable 词源字典]
- "ready to do service," early 14c., from Old French servicable, from servise (see service (n.1)). Related: Serviceability.
Edgar: I know thee well: a serviceable villain,
[serviceable etymology, serviceable origin, 英语词源]
As duteous to the vices of thy mistress
As badness would desire.
["King Lear," IV.vi.]