Word · Frequency #48299
thinkable
/ˈθiŋkəbl/
adjective
可想象的；可设想的
核心释义
able to be imagined or considered as possible; conceivable
- 1.
能被思考或想象的；可想象的。
Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable.
能被思考或想象的；可想象的。；能想到的；可相信的
用法In use
It is hardly thinkable that she would leave without saying goodbye.
用法提示：形容词 thinkable 在 "it is thinkable that..." 结构中表示“可想象的”，配合 hardly 表达几乎无法想象。
In the past, flying cars were not even thinkable.
用法提示：thinkable 作表语表示“可设想的”，用于否定句中强调超出当时想象的范围。
A world without the internet is now barely thinkable.
用法提示：thinkable 作表语，与 barely 连用表示“几乎不可想象”。
be thinkable
Such a scenario is hardly thinkable.
这种情况几乎不可想象。
be thinkable to do sth
常用于表示某行动在考虑范围内。
It is thinkable to reduce costs by 20%.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- conceivable
- 可想象的 · conceivable 强调在思维中能够形成概念或构想，而 thinkable 更宽泛，指任何能被想到的东西。
- imaginable
- 可想象的 · imaginable 侧重于通过想象力创造出的画面或情景，thinkable 则侧重逻辑上可被思考。
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