maintainable
/(ˈ)mān-ˈtā-nə-bəl mən-/ (ame, mw)
maintainable — 形容詞
- maintainablepositive
- more maintainablecomparative
- most maintainablesuperlative
1. describes equipment, software, or a building that can be kept in good working or
可維護
可保持良好狀態或正常運作
describes equipment, software, or a building that can be kept in good working order without too much time or effort — for example, a car whose parts are easy to reach and replace.
The old wooden bridge was still maintainable because the town replaced damaged boards each year.
那座舊木橋仍然可維護，因為鎮上每年都會更換損壞的木板。
be maintainable because [reason] — cause-and-effect pattern
Amir found that the apartment was clean and maintainable, needing only a quick weekly sweep.
Amir 發現那間公寓乾淨又好整理，每週只需快速打掃一次。
Theo chose a bicycle with simple parts so it would be maintainable for many years.
Theo 選擇了一輛零件簡單的自行車，這樣就能維持良好狀態許多年。
The hospital's equipment was designed to be maintainable by local staff without special tools.
醫院設備設計成可由當地人員維護，無需特殊工具。
- serviceable
focuses on being in usable condition right now, not on ease of future upkeep
- sustainable
broader — refers to maintaining something over the long term, including resources and environmental impact
- unmaintainable
cannot be kept in good working order
文法句型
be maintainable
be maintainable by [agent]
be maintainable for [duration]
用法筆記
Frequently used in technical contexts (engineering, software development, facilities management) to describe how easily something can be kept functional. The opposite sense appears as 'unmaintainable'.