practicable
practicable — adjective
1. If a plan, method, or course of action is practicable, real-world conditions — m
If a plan, method, or course of action is practicable, real-world conditions — money, time, equipment, weather — actually allow you to carry it out, rather than just letting you imagine it on paper.
The bridge design proved practicable in monsoon conditions after engineers tested it in Mumbai.
predicative use: prove practicable in [conditions]
Mayor Chen asked whether finishing the new library by December was still practicable.
common in deadline assessments
Solar panels on every rooftop sounded bold, but engineers argued it was not practicable in such a foggy valley.
The contract requires the supplier to deliver the parts as soon as practicable.
Dr. Tanaka explained that vaccinating every village by truck simply was not practicable during the rainy season.
- feasible
near-synonym; slightly more common and less formal
- viable
stresses ability to succeed and survive long-term, not just be carried out
- workable
more informal; suggests a plan that functions well enough in practice
- achievable
focuses on reaching a goal rather than the method being doable
- impracticable
direct opposite; cannot be carried out under the circumstances
- unfeasible
more common everyday opposite
文法句型
it is practicable to + infinitive
as soon as practicable
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'practical': practicable describes whether something can physically be carried out given real conditions, while practical describes whether something is sensible or useful in everyday life. A plan can be practicable (doable) but not practical (worth doing), and vice versa. Common in formal, legal, and engineering writing — especially in the fixed phrase 'as soon as practicable'.