controllable

/kənˈtrəʊləbl/ (bre, ipa) · [kəntrˈoləbəl] /kənˈtrəʊləbl/ (ame, ipa) · [kəntrˈoləbəl] /kən-ˈtrō-lə-bəl How to pronounce controllable (audio)/ (ame, mw)

controllable — adjective

  • controllablepositive
  • more controllablecomparative
  • most controllablesuperlative

1. able to be directed or kept within safe limits without much difficulty

1.形容詞B2
釋義

able to be directed or kept within safe limits without much difficulty

例句

With the new medicine, Amir's asthma became much more controllable.

become controllable — often used for symptoms or conditions

The fire stayed controllable until the wind suddenly changed direction.

stayed controllable — used for danger kept within limits

同義詞
  • manageable

    broader and more everyday; often used for jobs, amounts of work, or situations

  • tractable

    more formal; often used when someone or something is easy to handle or train

反義詞
  • uncontrollable

    unable to be kept within limits or directed successfully

文法句型

be controllable

become controllable

keep something controllable

用法筆記

Often used for problems, costs, fire, pain, or other things that can be kept within limits. In everyday speech about people or animals, easy to control is often more natural than controllable.

常見錯誤

❌The manager is controllable with new rules.
✅The manager's temper is more controllable with new rules.
💡controllable usually describes behaviour, costs, pain, or danger that can be kept in check, not a person as a whole.
❌The puppy is very controllable today.
✅The puppy is easy to control today.
💡in ordinary conversation, easy to control is often the more natural choice for people or animals.