viable
UK/'vaiәbl/US
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Definitions
adj.
Able to work successfully; feasible
可行的；行得通的
adj.
Capable of living or surviving (of an organism, fetus, or seed)
能存活的；有生存力的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom French viable = vie ('life,' from Latin vīta) + -able ('able to'). Literally 'able to live.' The biological sense (a viable fetus can survive) came first; the everyday sense ('a viable plan' = one that can survive and work) is a metaphor from it.
Root viv still carries 48 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
We need to find a financially viable solution to the problem.
- 2.
Below a certain age, the fetus is not yet viable.