violable
violable — 形容詞
- violablepositive
- more violablecomparative
- most violablesuperlative
1. describes a right, rule, agreement, or principle that can be broken, ignored, or
可違犯的
可能被打破、違背或不受尊重的
describes a right, rule, agreement, or principle that can be broken, ignored, or treated without respect.
The court said the privacy rule was violable only in a serious emergency.
法院表示，這項隱私規則只有在嚴重緊急情況下才可違犯。
pattern: be + violable
Rodrigo argued that a worker's dignity should never be treated as violable.
Rodrigo 主張，勞工的尊嚴絕不應被視為可違犯。
treat + object + as violable
The new policy made several once-protected limits seem violable to managers.
這項新政策讓幾項過去受保護的限制，在管理階層眼中似乎可以被打破。
Yuna described the promise as violable because it included a clear escape clause.
Yuna 說那項承諾是可違背的，因為其中有明確的解除條款。
In that debate, even basic ethical boundaries sounded violable under pressure.
在那場辯論中，即使是基本的倫理界線，在壓力下聽起來也像是可違背的。
- breakable
broader and much more common; often physical, but can also describe rules or promises
- breachable
common for contracts, duties, and security systems that can be broken through or not obeyed
- infringeable
rare and mainly legal; used of rights or limits that can be infringed
- inviolable
the direct opposite; too important or protected to be broken, ignored, or entered
- sacrosanct
stronger and more evaluative; treated as too important to question or change
文法句型
be + violable
violable + noun
treat + object + as violable
用法筆記
This is a rare formal adjective, most often used for abstract things such as rights, principles, promises, boundaries, rules, and agreements. In everyday speech, people usually say that something 'can be violated' or 'can be broken' instead.
常見錯誤
Do not use 'violable' to mean violent. A violable rule can be broken; a violent act uses physical force or causes harm.