determinable
determinable — adjective
- determinablepositive
- more determinablecomparative
- most determinablesuperlative
1. able to be worked out, discovered, or settled once enough facts or numbers are a
able to be worked out, discovered, or settled once enough facts or numbers are available.
After one more test, the cause of the leak was determinable.
be determinable after testing
With both receipts, the final bill was easily determinable.
easily determinable amount
From the map, the safest route was determinable before sunrise.
Mira said the answer was not yet determinable from the data.
Once the witness arrived, the actual date became determinable.
- knowable
broader word for something that can be known, without stressing a process of evidence or calculation.
- calculable
narrower and mainly used when numbers allow an amount or result to be worked out.
- decidable
focuses on a question or case that can be settled by judgment or choice.
- indeterminable
direct opposite when the facts do not allow a clear result.
- unknowable
stronger opposite, used when something cannot really be known at all.
文法句型
be determinable from sth
be determinable by sth
readily / easily determinable
用法筆記
Often used in formal writing about facts, amounts, causes, or outcomes once enough evidence is available. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about being knowable or decidable, not about a contract or right coming to an official end.
常見錯誤
2. used for an agreement, right, or payment that can end automatically when a state
used for an agreement, right, or payment that can end automatically when a stated event happens or proper notice is given.
The lease is determinable if the tenant stops paying rent.
be determinable if + clause
Under this contract, the deal is determinable after six months.
determinable after a stated period
Their fishing permit was determinable when the river rules changed.
The club's land rights became determinable once the bridge work began.
A court said the payment plan was determinable on written notice.
- terminable
closest synonym, but less tied than 'determinable' to a stated trigger or legal wording.
- revocable
suggests a person or authority can cancel something by decision, not that it ends automatically on an event.
- irrevocable
used when an agreement or right cannot be called back or cancelled.
- permanent
general opposite when something is meant to continue rather than end.
文法句型
be determinable if + clause
be determinable on notice
be determinable after / upon + event
用法筆記
Mostly seen in legal or property writing about leases, rights, agreements, and payment arrangements. The word usually appears with the event, time limit, or notice that makes the arrangement end. Distinguish from sense 1: here the issue is official termination, not whether facts can be found out.