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Measurable simply means you can put a number on it — you can measure it with a ruler, a scale, a test, or some other tool. Scientists and teachers like this word because it separates real, checkable change from a vague feeling of change. 'A measurable improvement' means the improvement is big enough, and clear enough, that you can actually show it with numbers — not huge, just real and provable. The opposite, , doesn't mean 'not measurable' in the everyday sense — it usually means 'so huge you couldn't possibly measure it,' like ' joy.'
可測量的、看得出來的
組成measure + -able ("able to be done").
原始詞典資料3 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。
measurableadj/ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/
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Able to be measured.
- "There are studies that illustrate how kindness spreads through social networks in measurable ways. When we are kind to someone, they don't just feel better — they become 25% more likely to help others."
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Of significant importance.
measurablenoun/ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/
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That which can be measured; a metric.
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。