feasible
UK/'fi:zәbl/US
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Definitions
adj.
Able to be done or achieved; practical.
可行的；切实可行的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedfeas- (from Old French faisable, from faire 'to do,' from Latin facere) + -ible (able to be) = 'able to be done.' Feasible is the fac root wearing French clothes again: faire → feas. If a plan is feasible, it can actually be carried out.
Root fac still carries 273 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.feasible plan可行的计划
- 2.technically feasible技术上可行
- 3.economically feasible经济上可行
- 4.feasibility study可行性研究
- 5.perfectly feasible完全可行
Example Sentences
- 1.
It is not feasible to finish the project in one week.
- 2.
We're studying whether the plan is technically feasible.
Easily Confused
feasible vs. possible: possible just means 'could happen'; feasible means 'can realistically be done' — practical, not just theoretically conceivable. Time travel is conceivable but not feasible.