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Availability is the state of being there for you to reach when you want it — within arm's reach, ready to be had. The word asks one question: is it actually right now? That same question splits two ways: for things (can you get it, buy it, find it?) and for people (do they have the free time?).
可以想成 availability 講的是「你要用的時候，它到底在不在、拿不拿得到」這種狀態——伸手就能搆到、隨時可…更多收起
可以想成 availability 講的是「你要用的時候，它到底在不在、拿不拿得到」這種狀態——伸手就能搆到、隨時可以取得。整個字其實在問同一個問題：現在真的弄得到嗎？而這個問題乾淨地分成兩邊——對東西，是買不買得到、找不找得到；對人，是有沒有空。原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
availabilitynoun/əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
- 1
The quality of being available.
- What is your availability this week?
- With an axleload of 16¾ tons they have a fairly wide [route] availability and they have been designed for ease of maintenance.
- 2
That which is available.
- We have several availabilities.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。