remediable
remediable — adjective
- remediablepositive
- more remediablecomparative
- most remediablesuperlative
1. A problem, illness, mistake, or difficult situation that is remediable can be su
A problem, illness, mistake, or difficult situation that is remediable can be successfully dealt with or put right — for example, a medical condition that can be cured, a legal error that can be corrected, or a relationship that can be repaired.
The doctor told Lotte that her skin condition was remediable with a short course of medicine.
medical context: condition + remediable with [treatment]
Andrew was relieved to learn that the errors in his tax forms were all remediable.
errors/mistakes + remediable
Shanti asked whether the cracks in the wall were remediable or if she needed to rebuild.
The head teacher assured the parents that the recent budget shortfall was remediable.
After a long conversation, Nkechi felt that the damage to their friendship was still remediable.
- fixable
everyday, informal alternative; much more common in spoken English
- curable
restricted to medical contexts or problems with a clear endpoint
- solvable
focuses on problems or puzzles that have a solution, not illnesses or damage
- repairable
used for physical objects or relationships; emphasises restoration to a previous state
- irremediable
direct opposite; more common than 'remediable' in general usage
- incurable
specifically for diseases or character flaws that cannot be fixed
- hopeless
stronger emotional tone; used for situations with no chance of improvement
文法句型
be + remediable + with/by/through + [method]
be + remediable + [that-clause]
用法筆記
Commonly appears in formal or professional writing (legal documents, medical reports, technical assessments). The negative form 'irremediable' is actually more frequent in everyday usage. The subject is typically an abstract noun (problem, error, condition, damage, situation) — do not use this word to describe a person directly.