extensible

extensible — 形容詞

  • extensiblepositive
  • more extensiblecomparative
  • most extensiblesuperlative

1. describes a system, piece of equipment, plan, or set of ideas that is deliberate

1.形容詞C1
釋義

可擴充的

可添加新功能或部件的

describes a system, piece of equipment, plan, or set of ideas that is deliberately designed so that it can be made larger, longer, wider, or more complete by adding new parts or features to it — for example, a computer program that accepts plug-ins, or a contract that allows extra work to be included later.

例句

Yara designed an extensible software system so her team could add new features without rewriting existing code.

Yara 設計了一套可擴充的軟體系統，讓團隊無需重寫原有程式碼就能加入新功能。

extensible + software system

The hospital needed an extensible platform that could handle more patient records as the city grew.

這家醫院需要一個可擴充的平台，以便隨著城市發展容納更多病歷資料。

extensible + platform

同義詞
  • expandable

    more common for physical objects that can increase in size; less technical than extensible

  • extendable

    focus on length or duration rather than adding new components; e.g. extendable ladder, extendable deadline

  • scalable

    used nearly interchangeably in computing, but scalable emphasises handling larger amounts (traffic, data) while extensible emphasises adding new functions

反義詞
  • fixed

    cannot be changed or added to

  • rigid

    implies a structure that resists modification entirely

文法句型

extensible + noun (system, design, platform)

be + extensible

用法筆記

Common in computing and engineering to describe systems intentionally designed for future growth. For physical objects the synonym 'expandable' is more frequent in everyday language.

常見錯誤

❌The rubber band is very extensible.
✅The rubber band is very stretchy.
💡'extensible' is unusual for simple physical elasticity; use 'stretchy' or 'elastic' instead.
❌This bag is extensible.
✅This bag is expandable.
💡'expandable' is more natural for everyday objects that increase in size or capacity.