| Chinese | English |
| 完全耐干化种 | completely desiccation-tolerant species |
| 耐久品 | durable goods Goods which have a reasonably long life and which are not generally consumed in use: e.g. refrigerator (不易在使用过程中被消耗，可长期使用的物品，如：电冰箱) |
| 耐旱作物 | drought-tolerant crop |
| 耐旱作物 | drought-resistant crop |
| 耐火粉饰 | fireproofing agent A chemical used as a coating for or a component of a combustible material to reduce or eliminate a tendency to burn; used with textiles, plastics, rubbers, paints, and other materials (一种用作涂料或可燃物中成分的化学物质，可以减少或消除燃烧的趋势；与纺织品，塑料，橡胶，涂料，和其他材料一起使用。) |
| 非耐用商品 | non-durable goods A good bought by consumers that tends to last for less than a year. Common examples are food and clothing. The notable thing about nondurable goods is that consumers tend to continue buying them regardless of the ups and downs of the business cycle (消费者购买的往往使用不到一年的商品。常见的例子是食品和衣服。对于非耐用商品值得注意的是，消费者往往不顾商业周期的起伏而不断购买它们。) |
