assessable

/əˈsesəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈsesəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈse-sə-bəl a-/ (ame, mw)

assessable — adjective

  • assessablepositive
  • more assessablecomparative
  • most assessablesuperlative

1. clear enough from the available facts, results, or evidence for someone to form

1.形容詞C1
釋義

clear enough from the available facts, results, or evidence for someone to form a judgment about it.

例句

Camila said the storm damage became assessable once the floodwater went down.

pattern: damage became assessable once [condition]

The team waited for clearer test results before the health risk became assessable.

同義詞
  • measurable

    narrower — usually suggests something can be checked in numbers or units

  • reviewable

    often used for decisions, cases, or documents that can be checked again

  • quantifiable

    stronger — implies the result can be expressed as an exact figure

反義詞
  • unassessable

    direct opposite — not possible to judge yet or not suitable for formal evaluation

  • indeterminate

    suggests the facts are too incomplete for a clear conclusion

文法句型

be + assessable

assessable + noun

用法筆記

Often appears after be or become when enough facts have arrived for a judgment. Unlike sense 2, it is not limited to tax rules or official financial language.

常見錯誤

❌Her kindness is assessable in one short meeting.
✅Her work on the project is assessable after a month.
💡this word usually needs evidence, results, or facts, not a quick personal impression.
❌The soup is assessable now.
✅The damage is assessable now.
💡for immediate taste or opinion, speakers usually use simpler verbs such as 'judge' or 'try'; assessable is more evidence-based.

2. included in the amount on which a person or company must work out tax.

2.形容詞C1
釋義

included in the amount on which a person or company must work out tax.

例句

The rent from Mayumi's second flat is assessable under local tax rules.

pattern: assessable under [rule]

Farmers can ask whether disaster payments are assessable income this year.

collocation: assessable income

同義詞
  • taxable

    more common everyday word for money or property that must be taxed

  • chargeable

    more formal and often seen in official tax or legal wording

  • dutiable

    narrower — mainly for imported goods subject to customs duty

反義詞
  • tax-exempt

    officially free from tax under the law

  • non-taxable

    not subject to tax, often in general explanations

文法句型

assessable + income/profit/property

be + assessable + under [rule/law]

用法筆記

Usually appears in tax law, official forms, and accounting advice, especially with income, earnings, rent, profit, or property. Unlike sense 1, it refers specifically to what must be counted when tax is calculated.

常見錯誤

❌My passport is assessable under the new rules.
✅My overseas income is assessable under the new rules.
💡in tax English, assessable describes money, profit, or property, not personal documents.
❌I paid my assessable yesterday.
✅I paid tax yesterday on income that was assessable.
💡assessable is an adjective for taxable amounts, not a noun meaning the tax bill.