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Something manageable is easy enough to control or deal with. A manageable amount of homework you can finish.
Something manageable is easy enough to control or deal with任何manageable的東西都是還算能控制、能處理的. A manageable amount of homework you can finishmanageable份量的作業,你是做得完的.
A manageable child is not wild; a manageable risk is one you can live with. People use it for size, for people, for problems, for hair, for pain — anything that might get out of hand.
A manageable child is not wildmanageable的小孩不會失控; a manageable risk is one you can live withmanageable的風險是你可以承受的. People use it for size, for people, for problems, for hair, for pain大家會用這個詞形容大小、人、問題、頭髮、疼痛 — anything that might get out of hand任何可能失控的東西.
It does not mean “easy and pleasant,” only “I can handle this.” A hard job can still be manageable if you have time and a plan. The opposite, , is stronger: the thing has gone beyond you.
It does not mean "easy and pleasant," only "I can handle this."它不代表「輕鬆愉快」,只代表「我應付得來」. A hard job can still be manageable if you have time and a plan一份辛苦的工作,只要你有時間和計畫,還是可以是manageable的. The opposite, unmanageable, is stronger反義詞unmanageable語氣更強: the thing has gone beyond you代表這件事已經超出你能力範圍了.
Though actually, calling a person “manageable” can sound a little cold, as if they were a task, so with people many speakers prefer “easy to work with.”
Though actually, calling a person "manageable" can sound a little cold不過其實,說一個人manageable聽起來有點冷淡, as if they were a task好像把對方當成一項任務一樣, so with people many speakers prefer "easy to work with."所以講到人的時候,很多人會比較喜歡用「easy to work with」.
組成manage + -able. Manage is “to handle or control”; -able means “can be done.”
同家族的字
- managethe verb this adjective is built from
- manageabilitythe noun: how easy something is to manage
- unmanageablethe opposite: too hard to control
- managementsame manage stem; the work of controlling something
- managera person who manages
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。
manageableadj/ˈmænɪd͡ʒəbl̩/
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Capable of being managed or controlled.
- Like any outdoor activity, geocaching involves some inherent risk, and many geocachers enjoy manageable risks.
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Capable of being done or fulfilled; achievable.
- But these words didn't follow the precepts of the metric system, the official standard for demarcating the universe into manageable, studyable chunks.
- While some of these moves will be prompted by, for instance, releasing equity to help children get on the property ladder, David Fell, Hamptons' senior analyst, says many will probably be downsizing to reduce mortgage payments to a more manageable level.
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。