determinable
determinable — 形容詞
- determinablepositive
- more determinablecomparative
- most determinablesuperlative
1. able to be worked out, discovered, or settled once enough facts or numbers are a
可判定的
能依資料查出或決定
able to be worked out, discovered, or settled once enough facts or numbers are available.
After one more test, the cause of the leak was determinable.
再做一次檢測後，漏水原因就可判定了。
be determinable after testing
With both receipts, the final bill was easily determinable.
有了兩張收據後，最後帳單金額就很容易判定了。
easily determinable amount
From the map, the safest route was determinable before sunrise.
天亮前，大家就能從地圖判定哪條路最安全。
Mira said the answer was not yet determinable from the data.
Mira 說，光靠這些資料，答案還無法判定。
Once the witness arrived, the actual date became determinable.
證人一到場，真正日期就變得可以判定了。
- knowable
broader word for something that can be known, without stressing a process of evidence or calculation.
- calculable
narrower and mainly used when numbers allow an amount or result to be worked out.
- decidable
focuses on a question or case that can be settled by judgment or choice.
- indeterminable
direct opposite when the facts do not allow a clear result.
- unknowable
stronger opposite, used when something cannot really be known at all.
文法句型
be determinable from sth
be determinable by sth
readily / easily determinable
用法筆記
Often used in formal writing about facts, amounts, causes, or outcomes once enough evidence is available. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about being knowable or decidable, not about a contract or right coming to an official end.
常見錯誤
2. used for an agreement, right, or payment that can end automatically when a state
可終止的
特定情況下可依法終止
used for an agreement, right, or payment that can end automatically when a stated event happens or proper notice is given.
The lease is determinable if the tenant stops paying rent.
如果房客停止付房租，這份租約就是可終止的。
be determinable if + clause
Under this contract, the deal is determinable after six months.
依這份合約，這項協議滿六個月後即可終止。
determinable after a stated period
Their fishing permit was determinable when the river rules changed.
河川規定一變，他們的捕魚許可就成了可終止的。
The club's land rights became determinable once the bridge work began.
橋梁工程一開工，俱樂部的土地權利就變成可終止的。
A court said the payment plan was determinable on written notice.
法院表示，這項付款安排在收到書面通知後即可終止。
- terminable
closest synonym, but less tied than 'determinable' to a stated trigger or legal wording.
- revocable
suggests a person or authority can cancel something by decision, not that it ends automatically on an event.
- irrevocable
used when an agreement or right cannot be called back or cancelled.
- permanent
general opposite when something is meant to continue rather than end.
文法句型
be determinable if + clause
be determinable on notice
be determinable after / upon + event
用法筆記
Mostly seen in legal or property writing about leases, rights, agreements, and payment arrangements. The word usually appears with the event, time limit, or notice that makes the arrangement end. Distinguish from sense 1: here the issue is official termination, not whether facts can be found out.