practicable
/ˈpræktɪkəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpræktɪkəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈprak-ti-kə-bəl/ (ame, mw)
practicable — 形容詞
- practicablepositive
- more practicablecomparative
- most practicablesuperlative
1. If a plan, method, or course of action is practicable, real-world conditions — m
可實行;可行
在現實條件下能夠實際執行的
If a plan, method, or course of action is practicable, real-world conditions — money, time, equipment, weather — actually allow you to carry it out, rather than just letting you imagine it on paper.
The bridge design proved practicable in monsoon conditions after engineers tested it in Mumbai.
工程師在孟買測試後,這座橋的設計被證實在季風條件下確實可行。
predicative use: prove practicable in [conditions]
Mayor Chen asked whether finishing the new library by December was still practicable.
Chen 市長詢問新圖書館在十二月前完工是否仍然可行。
common in deadline assessments
Solar panels on every rooftop sounded bold, but engineers argued it was not practicable in such a foggy valley.
在每個屋頂裝太陽能板聽起來很大膽,但工程師認為在這樣多霧的山谷裡並不可行。
The contract requires the supplier to deliver the parts as soon as practicable.
這份合約要求供應商在切實可行的情況下盡速交付零件。
Dr. Tanaka explained that vaccinating every village by truck simply was not practicable during the rainy season.
Dr. Tanaka 解釋,雨季期間用卡車為每個村莊接種疫苗根本不可行。
- feasible
near-synonym; slightly more common and less formal
- viable
stresses ability to succeed and survive long-term, not just be carried out
- workable
more informal; suggests a plan that functions well enough in practice
- achievable
focuses on reaching a goal rather than the method being doable
- impracticable
direct opposite; cannot be carried out under the circumstances
- unfeasible
more common everyday opposite
文法句型
it is practicable to + infinitive
as soon as practicable
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'practical': practicable describes whether something can physically be carried out given real conditions, while practical describes whether something is sensible or useful in everyday life. A plan can be practicable (doable) but not practical (worth doing), and vice versa. Common in formal, legal, and engineering writing — especially in the fixed phrase 'as soon as practicable'.