nonviable

nonviable — 形容詞

  • nonviablepositive
  • more nonviablecomparative
  • most nonviablesuperlative

1. describing a plan, business, or system that has no realistic chance of working w

1.形容詞C1
釋義

不可行的

計畫或系統無法成功運作

describing a plan, business, or system that has no realistic chance of working well or continuing successfully.

例句

After months of losses, the owners closed the restaurant as financially nonviable.

連月虧損後，業主以財務上不可行為由關掉了那家餐廳。

collocation: financially nonviable

The mayor dropped the tunnel plan when engineers called it nonviable.

工程師認定這條隧道計畫不可行後，市長就放棄了它。

常見搭配
  • financially nonviable
  • politically nonviable
  • nonviable business
  • nonviable plan
  • nonviable project
同義詞
  • unworkable

    close in meaning, but often focuses on practical problems in carrying something out

  • unsustainable

    stresses that something cannot continue for long, especially because of money or resources

  • infeasible

    more formal and often narrower, focusing on whether something can be done at all

反義詞
  • viable

    the standard opposite for a plan, project, or business that can succeed

  • workable

    more informal; suggests something can function well enough in practice

文法句型

[be] + nonviable

nonviable + noun

用法筆記

Often used after financial, political, or technical review to say that something cannot keep working or support itself over time.

常見錯誤

The bridge plan is impossible.
The bridge plan is nonviable.
'impossible' means it cannot be done at all, while 'nonviable' often means it cannot succeed or last in practice.
The shop is just unpopular.
The shop is nonviable.
'unpopular' describes opinion, but 'nonviable' means the business cannot keep operating successfully.

2. describing a cell, embryo, seed, pregnancy, or similar living material that cann

2.形容詞C1
釋義

不可存活

生物材料無法存活發育

describing a cell, embryo, seed, pregnancy, or similar living material that cannot stay alive long enough to develop normally.

例句

The doctor explained that the embryo was nonviable and would not grow.

醫生解釋說，這個胚胎不可存活，無法繼續成長。

medical use: nonviable embryo

Tests showed the frozen cells were nonviable after the power failure.

檢測顯示，停電後冷凍細胞已經不可存活。

常見搭配
  • nonviable embryo
  • nonviable pregnancy
  • nonviable cells
  • nonviable seeds
  • nonviable tissue
同義詞
  • inviable

    a more formal alternative, especially in scientific writing

  • dead

    less precise; it states that life has ended, not just that development cannot continue

反義詞
  • viable

    the usual opposite for cells, embryos, pregnancies, or seeds that can develop normally

  • healthy

    broader and less technical; it focuses on good condition, not specifically on the ability to develop

文法句型

[be] + nonviable

nonviable + noun

用法筆記

Common in medicine and biology. It usually refers to something living that cannot continue developing, rather than to ordinary objects or business plans.

常見錯誤

The embryo is dead.
The embryo is nonviable.
'dead' is stronger, while 'nonviable' can mean it cannot keep developing normally.
The seeds are unusable.
The seeds are nonviable.
'unusable' is general, but 'nonviable' specifically means they cannot grow.

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常見搭配

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • become nonviable
  • prove nonviable
  • remain nonviable