driveable

driveable — adjective

1. Able to be used as a vehicle that someone can control and move by driving.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

Able to be used as a vehicle that someone can control and move by driving.

例句

The mechanic said the old jeep was driveable after the brake repair.

be driveable after repair

Ishaan rented a small driveable camper for the coastal holiday.

attributive: driveable + vehicle noun

同義詞
  • drivable

    Same meaning; this spelling is more common in modern edited English.

  • roadworthy

    Narrower; stresses that the vehicle is safe and legal for the road.

  • operable

    Broader; means a machine works, even if it is not something you drive.

反義詞
  • undriveable

    Direct opposite; the vehicle cannot be driven.

  • wrecked

    Usually suggests damage serious enough to stop normal driving.

文法句型

a driveable + vehicle

be driveable

remain driveable after + repair/damage

用法筆記

Usually said about a vehicle after damage, age, or repair. Unlike sense 2, the question is whether the vehicle itself can be driven, not whether a road can take cars.

常見錯誤

❌I can driveable the van now.
✅The van is driveable now.
💡driveable is an adjective, not a verb.

2. Suitable for cars or other vehicles to travel on or across.

2.形容詞C1
釋義

Suitable for cars or other vehicles to travel on or across.

例句

After the rain stopped, the farm track was driveable again by noon.

be driveable again after weather improves

Workers spread gravel so the muddy lane became driveable for delivery trucks.

become driveable for + vehicles

同義詞
  • passable

    Broader; can describe any route people can get through, not only by car.

  • open

    Focuses on a road not being closed, rather than on the road surface itself.

  • firm

    Used especially of ground that is hard enough for wheels not to sink.

反義詞
  • impassable

    Cannot be crossed or travelled through.

  • blocked

    Suggests something is stopping vehicles from getting through.

文法句型

be driveable

become driveable

be driveable for + vehicles

用法筆記

Subject is usually a road, track, beach, or other surface. Distinguish from sense 3: sense 2 describes the route itself, while sense 3 describes a destination that you can reach by car.

常見錯誤

❌The trail can drive now.
✅The trail is driveable now.
💡use driveable to describe a surface that vehicles can use.

3. Near enough to reach by car without needing difficult extra travel.

3.形容詞C1
釋義

Near enough to reach by car without needing difficult extra travel.

例句

The cabin is driveable from the city in under two hours.

be driveable from + place in + time

Renata chose a driveable campsite so her grandparents could join the trip.

attributive: driveable + destination noun

同義詞
  • accessible

    Broader; a place can be accessible by train, bus, or walking as well.

  • reachable

    Broader and more general; it does not specifically suggest travel by car.

  • nearby

    Focuses on short distance, not on the practical ease of driving there.

反義詞
  • remote

    Far away and not easy to reach.

  • inaccessible

    Cannot be reached easily by the usual route.

文法句型

a driveable + destination

be driveable from + place

be driveable in + time

用法筆記

Most often used about places people choose for trips, visits, or weekends away. It often appears with a starting point or travel time, such as 'from Taipei' or 'in two hours'.

常見錯誤

❌The village is driveable by this road.
✅The village is driveable from town.
💡this sense describes reaching a place, not the road surface itself.

4. In golf, close enough to the hole to be reached with the first long shot from th

4.形容詞C2
釋義

In golf, close enough to the hole to be reached with the first long shot from the tee.

例句

On a calm day, the short par four is driveable from the tee.

be driveable from the tee

Niko waited for the green to clear because the hole was driveable.

golf safety before attacking a driveable hole

同義詞
  • reachable

    Broader golf term; the hole may be reachable without being reachable specifically from the drive.

  • attackable

    Golf jargon that suggests a player may try aggressively for the green.

反義詞
  • unreachable

    Too far away to reach with the shot being discussed.

  • lay-up

    Used when the player must play short instead of trying to reach the green.

文法句型

be driveable from the tee

a driveable par four

become driveable with the wind

用法筆記

Only used in golf. It usually describes a short par four or another hole that a strong player may reach straight from the tee.