traceable

IPA/ˈtreɪsəbl/
KK[trˈesəbəl]IPA/ˈtreɪsəbl/

traceable — adjective

  • traceablepositive
  • more traceablecomparative
  • most traceablesuperlative

1. able to be found, followed, or identified by checking records, physical evidence

1.形容詞B2
釋義

able to be found, followed, or identified by checking records, physical evidence, or other clues that reveal its movement, location, or origin

例句

The package was traceable through the company's system from the moment it left the warehouse.

traceable + through [system]

Each email is traceable by its unique digital signature, so the sender can be identified.

traceable + by [method]

同義詞
  • trackable

    more common for real-time location monitoring (e.g. a delivery vehicle); 'traceable' is broader and includes historical investigation

  • findable

    less formal; simply means capable of being located, without the systematic investigation implied by 'traceable'

反義詞
  • untraceable

    the direct opposite; cannot be followed or identified

文法句型

traceable + through [records/system]

traceable + by [method/means]

用法筆記

Common in contexts involving logistics, digital records, finance, and crime investigation. The method of tracing is typically introduced by 'through' (records, systems) or 'by' (means, techniques).

常見錯誤

❌The package was not traceable from the tracking number.
✅The package was not traceable through the tracking number.
💡use 'through' (not 'from') to introduce the method or system used for tracing.
❌The stolen painting was tracible to an antique shop.
✅The stolen painting was traceable to an antique shop.
💡the spelling is 'traceable', not 'tracible' (from 'trace' + '-able').

2. directly caused by or having its origin in a particular person, event, situation

2.形容詞B2
釋義

directly caused by or having its origin in a particular person, event, situation, or thing — for example, tracing a rise in sales to a new marketing campaign, or tracing an illness to contaminated food

例句

Owen's skin condition is traceable to the chemicals he used at work without safety equipment.

traceable to [cause]

The Hanoi store's 40% satisfaction jump was traceable to Hoa's new sales training programme.

traceable to [cause] — concrete context with numbers

同義詞
  • attributable

    formal; focuses on assigning responsibility or cause, often used in academic writing

  • ascribable

    very formal; mainly in scholarly and philosophical contexts

  • due to

    less formal and more common in everyday speech; 'traceable to' implies a clearer investigative trail

文法句型

traceable + to + [cause/source/person]

用法筆記

Frequently used in academic, formal, and analytical writing. The preposition 'to' is almost always required — omitting it makes the sentence ungrammatical. The intensifiers 'directly' and 'clearly' often appear before 'traceable' to strengthen the causal link.

常見錯誤

❌The problem is traceable a lack of funding.
✅The problem is traceable to a lack of funding.
💡the preposition 'to' is required after 'traceable' in this sense.
❌This disease is traceable with contaminated water.
✅This disease is traceable to contaminated water.
💡use 'to' (not 'with') to indicate the cause or source.