reducible
reducible — 形容詞
- reduciblepositive
- more reduciblecomparative
- most reduciblesuperlative
1. Able to be brought down in size, amount, or importance, or changed into a simple
可縮減
能再減少、縮小或變得更簡單
Able to be brought down in size, amount, or importance, or changed into a simpler form.
Lucas found the repair bill reducible if he ordered the parts online.
Lucas 發現，只要上網買零件，維修費就可縮減。
reducible + if-clause showing a possible way to cut cost
The class schedule was reducible to two pages after the extra notes were removed.
拿掉多餘說明後，課表就可縮減成兩頁。
reducible to + smaller final form
Trang proved the kitchen waste was reducible by using larger milk bottles.
Trang 證明，只要改用大瓶牛奶，廚房垃圾就可縮減。
After one software update, the data-entry steps became reducible to three clicks.
一次軟體更新後，資料輸入步驟可縮減成三次點擊。
Amani showed the team's airport cost was reducible by half with one shared taxi.
Amani 指出，只要共搭一輛計程車，團隊的機場花費就可縮減一半。
- simplifiable
Used when an idea, process, or system can be made easier to understand or follow, rather than physically smaller.
- shrinkable
Usually refers to physical size, especially materials or objects, not costs, steps, or levels of difficulty.
- decreasable
Rarer and more technical; focuses on amount or level rather than on making something simpler.
- irreducible
Direct opposite; cannot be cut down or simplified any further.
文法句型
be reducible
be reducible to [smaller form or number]
be reducible by [method or amount]
用法筆記
More common in formal, academic, or policy writing than in everyday conversation, where people often prefer 'can be reduced'. It often takes a to-phrase for the smaller final form and a by-phrase for the method or amount of change.