thinkable
/ˈθɪŋkəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈθɪŋkəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈthiŋ-kə-bəl How to pronounce thinkable (audio)/ (ame, mw)
thinkable — 形容詞
- thinkablepositive
- more thinkablecomparative
- most thinkablesuperlative
1. able to seem possible once someone thinks seriously about it.
可設想的
能被當成可能情況的
able to seem possible once someone thinks seriously about it.
Ten years ago, online classes for toddlers seemed barely thinkable.
十年前，讓幼兒上網課幾乎還是難以設想的事。
predicative after seem
The mayor chose the only thinkable route for the school bus.
市長為校車挑了唯一可設想的路線。
only thinkable + noun
For Hana, leaving the family shop was finally thinkable.
對 Hana 來說，離開家裡的店終於成了可設想的選擇。
With cheaper solar panels, a cooler home is now thinkable.
有了更便宜的太陽能板，打造更涼爽的住家現在已可設想。
Before the peace talks, sharing power was not thinkable.
在和談之前，分享權力還是不可設想的。
- possible
the broad everyday word for something that can happen or be done
- conceivable
more formal and often based on logic or reason
- imaginable
stresses what the mind can picture, not just accept as possible
- unthinkable
stronger opposite for something beyond acceptance or imagination
- impossible
focuses on what cannot happen, whether or not people can imagine it
文法句型
it is thinkable that...
be/seem/become thinkable
the only/safest thinkable + noun
用法筆記
Often follows be, seem, become, or remain. It is more formal than 'possible' and often marks an idea that people can now accept, even if it once felt too extreme.