viable
['vaɪəbl]
- adj. 可行的；能养活的；能生育的
词态变化
名词: viability;
助记提示
1. vit- => vi- + -able.
2. vita "life" => viable.
3. => capable of life.
2. vita "life" => viable.
3. => capable of life.
中文词源
viable 可存活的，可实施的
来自拉丁语vita,生命，存活，字母t脱落，词源同vital,vitamin.
英文词源
- viable
- viable: see vital
- viable (adj.)
- 1828, from French viable "capable of life" (1530s), from vie "life" (from Latin vita "life;" see vital) + -able. Originally of newborn infants; generalized sense is first recorded 1848. Related: Viably.
双语例句
- 1. Their defense markets are too small to sustain economically viable production runs.
- 他们的国防市场太小，就经济可行性而言不足以维持生产。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Cash alone will not make Eastern Europe's banks viable.
- 仅靠现金不能使东欧的银行维持下去。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Five viable pregnancies were established.
- 已确定5个胎儿能够成活。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The factory is no longer economically viable.
- 这个工厂在经济上已经维持不下去了。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. It is only their investment that makes the programme economically viable.
- 因为他们的投资,这个项目在经济上才得以通过.
来自《简明英汉词典》