explicable
explicable — adjective
- explicablepositive
- more explicablecomparative
- most explicablesuperlative
1. Something explicable has a clear reason or cause that people can understand.
Something explicable has a clear reason or cause that people can understand.
The sudden drop in temperature was easily explicable once Karim checked the weather report.
easily explicable + once-clause showing the reason
Isabela found her daughter's fear of dogs explicable after learning about the bite incident.
find + object + explicable + reason clause
Brian's mistake was perfectly explicable given the confusing instructions he had received.
Not all scratches on Adina's kitchen table were explicable by normal use — the deep one came from a heavy box.
The signal failure made the train delay readily explicable to the waiting passengers.
- understandable
much broader in meaning; can also mean 'reasonable from someone's point of view'
- explainable
more direct and less formal than 'explicable'
- intelligible
focuses on being clear or coherent rather than having a cause
- inexplicable
the direct antonym — cannot be explained or accounted for
- mysterious
implies something that defies explanation or understanding
文法句型
be + adverb + explicable
be + explicable + by/to
用法筆記
This adjective is most often used with adverbs such as 'easily', 'readily', or 'perfectly', and is frequently found in negative constructions ('not explicable', 'hardly explicable'). It is more common in formal or written English than in everyday conversation.