traceable

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traceable — 形容詞

  • traceablepositive
  • more traceablecomparative
  • most traceablesuperlative

1. able to be found, followed, or identified by checking records, physical evidence

1.形容詞B2
釋義

可追蹤

能透過文件、系統或證據追溯其來源或去向

able to be found, followed, or identified by checking records, physical evidence, or other clues that reveal its movement, location, or origin

例句

The package was traceable through the company's system from the moment it left the warehouse.

這件包裹從離開倉庫的那一刻起，就可以透過公司系統追查其去向。

traceable + through [system]

Each email is traceable by its unique digital signature, so the sender can be identified.

每封電子郵件都可以透過獨特的數位簽章追蹤，從而找出寄件人身分。

traceable + by [method]

同義詞
  • trackable

    more common for real-time location monitoring (e.g. a delivery vehicle); 'traceable' is broader and includes historical investigation

  • findable

    less formal; simply means capable of being located, without the systematic investigation implied by 'traceable'

反義詞
  • untraceable

    the direct opposite; cannot be followed or identified

文法句型

traceable + through [records/system]

traceable + by [method/means]

用法筆記

Common in contexts involving logistics, digital records, finance, and crime investigation. The method of tracing is typically introduced by 'through' (records, systems) or 'by' (means, techniques).

常見錯誤

❌The package was not traceable from the tracking number.
✅The package was not traceable through the tracking number.
💡use 'through' (not 'from') to introduce the method or system used for tracing.
❌The stolen painting was tracible to an antique shop.
✅The stolen painting was traceable to an antique shop.
💡the spelling is 'traceable', not 'tracible' (from 'trace' + '-able').

2. directly caused by or having its origin in a particular person, event, situation

2.形容詞B2
釋義

歸因於

可追溯到特定原因或來源

directly caused by or having its origin in a particular person, event, situation, or thing — for example, tracing a rise in sales to a new marketing campaign, or tracing an illness to contaminated food

例句

Owen's skin condition is traceable to the chemicals he used at work without safety equipment.

Owen 的皮膚問題可歸因於他在工作中使用的化學藥劑，因為他當時未配備安全設備。

traceable to [cause]

The Hanoi store's 40% satisfaction jump was traceable to Hoa's new sales training programme.

河內分店的滿意度躍升 40%，可歸因於 Hoa 新的銷售培訓方案。

traceable to [cause] — concrete context with numbers

同義詞
  • attributable

    formal; focuses on assigning responsibility or cause, often used in academic writing

  • ascribable

    very formal; mainly in scholarly and philosophical contexts

  • due to

    less formal and more common in everyday speech; 'traceable to' implies a clearer investigative trail

文法句型

traceable + to + [cause/source/person]

用法筆記

Frequently used in academic, formal, and analytical writing. The preposition 'to' is almost always required — omitting it makes the sentence ungrammatical. The intensifiers 'directly' and 'clearly' often appear before 'traceable' to strengthen the causal link.

常見錯誤

❌The problem is traceable a lack of funding.
✅The problem is traceable to a lack of funding.
💡the preposition 'to' is required after 'traceable' in this sense.
❌This disease is traceable with contaminated water.
✅This disease is traceable to contaminated water.
💡use 'to' (not 'with') to indicate the cause or source.