avoidable

/əˈvɔɪdəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈvɔɪdəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl/ (ame, mw)

avoidable — adjective

  • avoidablepositive
  • more avoidablecomparative
  • most avoidablesuperlative

1. describing a mistake, delay, cost, injury, or other problem that did not need to

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing a mistake, delay, cost, injury, or other problem that did not need to happen because different action or better planning could have stopped it

例句

Rania made an avoidable mistake by leaving her passport on the train.

avoidable + noun for a preventable problem

The team's extra travel cost was avoidable because they booked tickets late.

be + avoidable because + clause

同義詞
  • preventable

    slightly narrower; often used for illness, accidents, or other harmful outcomes

  • unnecessary

    means not needed, not specifically something that could have been stopped

  • avertable

    much less common; usually used for disasters or crises

反義詞
  • unavoidable

    used when a problem or result could not be escaped

  • inevitable

    stronger than 'unavoidable'; suggests the result was certain to happen

文法句型

avoidable + noun

be + avoidable

avoidable because/if + clause

用法筆記

Usually modifies nouns for bad results such as mistakes, delays, costs, injuries, or arguments. Often appears after be when a speaker is judging that earlier care or better decisions would have stopped the problem.

常見錯誤

❌The rain was avoidable if we had stayed inside.
✅Getting wet in the rain was avoidable if we had stayed inside.
💡'avoidable' describes the bad result or problem, not the weather itself.