Word · Frequency #28476
actionable
可依法起诉的；能提起法律诉讼的
核心释义
法律用语，指有足够理由提起诉讼的。
affording grounds for legal action
- 1.
Able to be acted on; able to be used as the basis for taking action.
- 2.
Affording grounds for legal action.
可提起诉讼的；[经] 能起诉的
用法In use
The lawyer told us that the company's misleading advertisement is actionable.
用法提示：句中 actionable 是形容词，作表语，表示“可提起诉讼的”，修饰广告。
Spreading false rumors about someone can become actionable if it harms their reputation.
用法提示：此处 actionable 作表语，说明行为具备被起诉的法律依据。
The employee's complaint about unsafe working conditions was considered actionable by the court.
用法提示：句中的 actionable 作主语补足语，表达“有法律追诉资格”的意思。
be actionable
系表结构，主语通常是言论、行为等，表示其具备起诉依据。
The comments are actionable.
这些言论可被提起诉讼。
actionable against sb
后接 against 引出被诉对象。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- actionable claim
- 可提起诉讼的索赔
- The court dismissed the case because the plaintiff did not state an actionable claim.法院驳回了此案，因为原告没有提出可起诉的诉求。
- actionable negligence
- 可诉的过失行为
- She sued for damages, arguing that the doctor's mistake was actionable negligence.她起诉要求损害赔偿，称医生的失误属于可诉的过失行为。
- actionable statement
- 可起诉的言论
- Not every insult is an actionable statement in defamation law.在诽谤法中，并非每一句侮辱都是可起诉的言论。
- actionable conduct
- 可诉的行为
- The report identified several instances of actionable conduct by company officers.报告中指出了公司高管多次可诉的行为。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
action（行动/诉讼）+ able（能…的）→ 能提起诉讼的；记成“可以采取法律行动”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文件、合同条款、法院文书 该词通常用于法律或正式书面语境，表示“可提起诉讼的”，日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with fashionable and unfashionable (stressed /æ/ + ending /ʃənəbl/). Beware lookalikes ending in -able that sound different: questionable, objectionable, capable, table.
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