endurable
/ɪnˈdjʊərəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈdʊrəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈdu̇r-ə-bəl -ˈdyu̇r-, en-/ (ame, mw)
endurable — adjective
- endurablepositive
- more endurablecomparative
- most endurablesuperlative
1. Something that is endurable is difficult or painful enough to test a person, but
Something that is endurable is difficult or painful enough to test a person, but not so extreme that the person gives up or breaks down.
The heat inside the factory was barely endurable, so the workers took frequent breaks.
barely endurable — adverb + adjective collocation for minimum tolerance
For Grandma Lin, the pain became endurable after she took the medicine the doctor prescribed.
The long drought made life difficult but still endurable for the small farming village.
Rosa found the noise from the construction site barely endurable without her earplugs.
The hike up the mountain was extremely tiring, but the view at the top made it endurable.
- bearable
more common in everyday speech; 'endurable' emphasises pushing through difficulty while 'bearable' simply means not too bad
- tolerable
slightly more formal than 'bearable', often used for conditions or situations
- manageable
focuses on being able to handle or control the situation, not just survive it
- unbearable
most common opposite; 'unbearable' is far more frequent than 'unendurable'
- intolerable
stronger, more formal opposite than 'unbearable'
文法句型
be + endurable
barely/hardly + endurable
用法筆記
Frequently used with adverbs like 'barely', 'hardly', or 'scarcely' to express that something is at the very limit of what a person can tolerate.