superable
superable — 形容詞
- superablepositive
- more superablecomparative
- most superablesuperlative
1. describing a problem, obstacle, or difficulty that you can succeed in dealing wi
可克服的
可以克服或戰勝的
describing a problem, obstacle, or difficulty that you can succeed in dealing with or getting past, even if it looks hard or impossible at the start.
The technical problems proved superable once the engineers revised the original design.
工程師修改了原始設計之後,這些技術問題證明是可以克服的。
prove + superable (linking verb pattern)
Yara's inexperience was a superable weakness — she learned the new software in two weeks.
Yara 缺乏經驗是一個可以克服的弱點——她只花了兩週就學會了新軟體。
superable used before a noun (attributive)
The language barrier felt huge at first, but Tuan found it superable after conversation classes.
語言隔閡起初感覺難以跨越,但 Tuan 上了會話課之後,發現是可以克服的。
What had seemed like an impossible distance became superable after weeks of steady daily training.
原本看似無法達成的距離,經過數週穩定的每日訓練後,變成了可以超越的目標。
- surmountable
the closest synonym; more common and slightly less formal
- conquerable
more forceful, often literal (a conquerable fortress)
- beatable
informal; used for opponents, records, or prices
- solvable
restricted to problems, puzzles, or mysteries
- insuperable
the direct opposite; far more common in modern English
- insurmountable
stronger and more dramatic than 'insuperable'
- unconquerable
suggests permanent, absolute impossibility
文法句型
be + superable
seem + superable
prove + superable
find + object + superable
a superable + noun
用法筆記
Common in formal or academic writing rather than everyday conversation. In modern English, the antonym 'insuperable' appears much more frequently. This word is typically used with verbs such as 'prove', 'seem', 'become', or 'find'.