avoidable
/əˈvɔɪdəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈvɔɪdəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl/ (ame, mw)
avoidable — 形容詞
- avoidablepositive
- more avoidablecomparative
- most avoidablesuperlative
1. describing a mistake, delay, cost, injury, or other problem that did not need to
可避免的
本來可以避開的
describing a mistake, delay, cost, injury, or other problem that did not need to happen because different action or better planning could have stopped it
Rania made an avoidable mistake by leaving her passport on the train.
Rania 因為把護照忘在火車上，犯了一個可避免的錯誤。
avoidable + noun for a preventable problem
The team's extra travel cost was avoidable because they booked tickets late.
那筆額外旅費本來是可避免的，因為他們太晚訂票。
be + avoidable because + clause
The coach called it an avoidable injury because Cole skipped his warm-up.
教練說那是一次可避免的受傷，因為 Cole 沒有做熱身。
Long lines at the clinic were avoidable if more nurses had been scheduled.
如果當時排了更多護理師，診所的大排長龍本來是可避免的。
Isabela complained about the avoidable delay after the bus left early.
Isabela 抱怨那場可避免的延誤，因為公車太早開走了。
- preventable
slightly narrower; often used for illness, accidents, or other harmful outcomes
- unnecessary
means not needed, not specifically something that could have been stopped
- avertable
much less common; usually used for disasters or crises
- unavoidable
used when a problem or result could not be escaped
- inevitable
stronger than 'unavoidable'; suggests the result was certain to happen
文法句型
avoidable + noun
be + avoidable
avoidable because/if + clause
用法筆記
Usually modifies nouns for bad results such as mistakes, delays, costs, injuries, or arguments. Often appears after be when a speaker is judging that earlier care or better decisions would have stopped the problem.