unworkability
unworkability — noun
1. The state of being so impractical that a plan, system, or idea cannot be made to
The state of being so impractical that a plan, system, or idea cannot be made to function in real life.
The project manager soon realised the unworkability of a schedule requiring eighteen-hour shifts.
noun phrase: the unworkability of [something]
After three failed tests, the engineers accepted the unworkability of the original bridge design.
Trang pointed out the unworkability of a plan asking one manager to oversee fifty branches.
The report highlighted the unworkability of an attendance policy that punished students for issues beyond their control.
Yasmin's presentation on the unworkability of the filing system convinced the manager to switch to digital files.
- impracticality
broader term; can describe anything inconvenient rather than impossible
- infeasibility
stronger; suggests impossibility given current resources or time
- unviability
implies a plan cannot sustain itself or produce enough benefit
- workability
the direct opposite
- feasibility
focus on whether something can be done successfully
- practicality
focus on whether something is sensible or realistic
文法句型
the unworkability of [plan/system/design]
用法筆記
Typically describes plans, designs, schedules, systems, or policies. The word almost always appears in formal or analytical contexts. Often followed by the preposition 'of' + a noun phrase naming the thing that cannot work.