extricable
extricable — 形容詞
- extricablepositive
- more extricablecomparative
- most extricablesuperlative
1. describes a person, thing, or situation that can be freed, separated, or rescued
可脫困的
能從困境或糾纏中脫身出來的
describes a person, thing, or situation that can be freed, separated, or rescued from a difficult, tangled, or complicated condition — for example, a trapped animal, someone caught in legal trouble, or issues that can be pulled apart from each other.
After reviewing the divorce papers, Yael believed the shared finances were extricable with a fair settlement plan.
看完離婚文件後，Yael 相信雙方的共同財務可以透過公平的協議方案來脫困。
extricable + with [means/tool]
The lawyer argued the disputed clauses were extricable from the rest of the long-term lease agreement.
律師主張，那些有爭議的條款可以從長期租約中分離出來。
extricable + from [larger entity]
Kofi asked whether the loan contract was extricable without paying a large early-termination fee.
Kofi 詢問這份貸款合約是否可以在不支付巨額提前解約費用的情況下脫身。
With the right solvent, the chemistry team found the bonded residues easily extricable from the glass surface.
使用適當的溶劑後，化學團隊發現那些黏附的殘留物很容易從玻璃表面清除。
- separable
broader and more common; does not imply difficulty or entrapment
- resolvable
focuses on finding a solution rather than physically freeing something
- untangleable
informal; used for physical tangles or simple abstract muddles
- freeable
rare; emphasises release from confinement rather than disentanglement
- inextricable
the direct and far more common antonym; means impossible to separate or escape from
- insoluble
describes a problem with no solution; broader than 'extricable'
- inescapable
emphasises unavoidable outcomes rather than inability to separate
文法句型
extricable + from [something]
extricable + with [means]
用法筆記
Far less common than its antonym 'inextricable.' Almost always used in formal, analytical, or academic writing. Often appears in conditional or negative frames ('if extricable,' 'not easily extricable'). The object being freed can be concrete (a physical object) or abstract (a legal issue, a relationship).