measurable
/ˈmeʒərəbl/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈɛʒɚəbəl] /ˈmeʒərəbl/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈɛʒɚəbəl] /ˈme-zhə-rə-bəl ˈmā- ˈmezh-rə- ˈmāzh-/ (ame, mw)
measurable — 形容詞
- measurablepositive
- more measurablecomparative
- most measurablesuperlative
1. Able to be checked with numbers or standard units such as length, weight, time,
可量化的
能用數字或單位測出的
Able to be checked with numbers or standard units such as length, weight, time, or amount.
The machine can detect measurable amounts of sugar in the drink.
這台機器能測出飲料中可量化的糖分含量。
collocation: measurable amounts
By noon, Diya saw measurable changes in the patient's temperature chart.
到了中午，Diya 在病人的體溫表上看見了可量化的變化。
pattern: measurable changes in
A measurable rise of twenty centimeters worried the flood team.
二十公分的可量化上升讓防洪小組擔心起來。
The teacher asked for measurable goals before the reading program began.
老師要求先訂出可量化的目標，再開始閱讀計畫。
Not every classroom activity produces measurable data for the report.
不是每一項課堂活動都能為報告產出可量化的資料。
- quantifiable
More formal and often used when the result can be expressed as a figure.
- trackable
Emphasises that progress can be followed over time, not just measured once.
- calculable
Usually suggests the value can be worked out by calculation.
- immeasurable
Means too great or too unclear to express by measurement.
- unquantifiable
More formal opposite used when numbers cannot describe something properly.
文法句型
measurable + noun
be + measurable
用法筆記
Often used with words like goals, data, amounts, and changes when someone wants results that can be checked in exact terms. Unlike sense 2, this sense focuses on whether measurement is possible, not on whether the change feels important.
2. Large enough to be noticed as a real difference, change, or effect.
明顯的
大到能讓人注意到變化
Large enough to be noticed as a real difference, change, or effect.
Tariro's breathing showed measurable improvement after one night on the medicine.
藥物讓 Tariro 的呼吸在一夜之間有了明顯的改善。
collocation: measurable improvement
By spring, the town had seen a measurable drop in traffic noise.
到了春天，小鎮的車流噪音已經出現了明顯的下降。
collocation: measurable drop
The new rule made a measurable difference to lunchtime lines.
新規定讓午餐排隊情況出現了明顯的差異。
Doctors noticed no measurable effect from the first cream.
醫師們沒有從第一種藥膏看見明顯的效果。
A measurable jump in ticket sales followed the Saturday discount.
週六折扣推出後，門票銷售出現了明顯的跳升。
- noticeable
Closest everyday synonym; it simply means easy enough to notice.
- significant
Often suggests greater importance or stronger practical consequences.
- clear
Broader and less formal; it can describe something easy to understand as well.
- slight
Describes a change so small that it has little force.
- imperceptible
Formal opposite meaning too small to notice.
文法句型
measurable + noun
be + measurable
用法筆記
Usually appears with nouns such as improvement, difference, effect, drop, and increase. Unlike sense 1, the point here is that the change is big enough for people to notice, even when no exact figure is given.
measurable — 名詞
- measurablesingular
- measurablesplural
1. A factor, amount, or quality that people can compare by using numbers or standar
可測項目
可用數字或單位比較的項目
A factor, amount, or quality that people can compare by using numbers or standard units.
Speed is one measurable the coach checks during the first trial.
速度是教練在第一次測試時會查看的一個可測項目。
pattern: one measurable
The report compared three measurables: cost, time, and fuel use.
這份報告比較了三個可測項目：成本、時間和燃料用量。
often used in the plural
In the lab, temperature was the easiest measurable to track.
在實驗室裡，溫度是最容易追蹤的可測項目。
Our main measurables for the project are attendance and test scores.
我們這個專案的主要可測項目是出席率和測驗分數。
The hiring team listed height and reach as useful measurables.
招募團隊把身高和臂展列為有用的可測項目。
文法句型
a measurable
measurables + be
compare + measurables
用法筆記
Most often used in business, research, and sports, especially in the plural form measurables. It usually refers to factors people compare side by side, not to physical objects.