knowable

IPA/ˈnəʊ.ə.bəl/
IPA/ˈnoʊ.ə.bəl/

knowable — adjective

  • knowablepositive
  • more knowablecomparative
  • most knowablesuperlative

1. possible to discover, understand, or state with confidence.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

possible to discover, understand, or state with confidence.

例句

Until Jabari opened the sealed box, its contents were not knowable.

pattern: be not knowable until ...

After the lab test, the answer became knowable within a single afternoon.

pattern: become knowable

同義詞
  • discoverable

    stresses that the truth can be found through search or research

  • determinable

    more formal and often used for causes, results, or facts established from evidence

  • understandable

    used for ideas or language that people can grasp, not for every kind of fact

反義詞
  • unknowable

    direct opposite — impossible for people to know with certainty

  • mysterious

    suggests something remains hard to explain or understand

文法句型

be knowable

become knowable

not knowable to + person

用法筆記

Often used in formal discussions of truth, history, science, or religion. It usually describes facts, causes, or limits of knowledge rather than everyday objects.

常見錯誤

❌The answer is known if we do more tests.
✅The answer is knowable if we do more tests.
💡'known' means people already have the answer; 'knowable' means it could be discovered.
❌Her instructions were knowable to the new staff.
✅Her instructions were understandable to the new staff.
💡'knowable' is about whether something can be known, not whether language is easy to follow.