imaginable

/ɪˈmædʒɪnəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈmædʒɪnəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈma-jə-nə-bəl -ˈmaj-nə-/ (ame, mw)

imaginable — 形容詞

  • imaginablepositive
  • more imaginablecomparative
  • most imaginablesuperlative

1. Something that is imaginable can be pictured in your mind or thought of as possi

1.形容詞B2
釋義

可想像的

可以在腦中想像或思考到的

Something that is imaginable can be pictured in your mind or thought of as possibly existing — for example, the worst storm imaginable, or every imaginable topping for a pizza. The word is almost always used with 'every', 'any', 'all', or a superlative adjective to stress that a quality is as strong or complete as it can possibly be.

例句

Heloísa ordered the biggest bowl of soup imaginable, enough for three people.

Heloísa 點了一碗最大的湯，份量大到夠三個人吃。

superlative + noun + imaginable (postpositive)

Christopher used every imaginable spice in his kitchen to create the new dish.

Christopher 把廚房裡每一種能想到的香料都用上了，來創作這道新菜。

every + imaginable + noun (prepositive)

同義詞
  • conceivable

    more formal; common in academic or logical contexts ('every conceivable outcome')

  • thinkable

    less common; very direct ('no thinkable excuse')

  • possible

    broader; covers anything that can exist or happen, not limited to what the mind can picture

反義詞
  • unimaginable

    direct opposite; describes something too strange or extreme to picture mentally

  • inconceivable

    stronger, more formal negation; 'impossible to grasp mentally'

文法句型

the [superlative] + [noun] + imaginable

every/any/all + imaginable + [noun]

[noun] + imaginable

用法筆記

Almost always combined with 'every', 'any', 'all', or a superlative adjective ('the best', 'the worst', 'the most'). In plain positive statements ('an imaginable solution') the word sounds incomplete to native speakers. Postpositive placement (after the noun, e.g. 'the finest view imaginable') adds emphasis; prepositive placement (before the noun, e.g. 'every imaginable colour') suggests completeness or wide variety.

常見錯誤

❌An imaginable result came from the test.
✅Every imaginable result came from the test.
💡Without 'every', 'any', 'all', or a superlative, 'imaginable' sounds unnatural in most sentences.
❌She drew an imaginable creature with wings.
✅She drew an imaginary creature with wings.
💡'imaginable' means 'possible to imagine', not 'existing only in the mind' (which is 'imaginary').