conceivable
conceivable — 形容詞
1. If a situation, idea, or explanation is conceivable, your mind can accept it as
可想像的
可以想像可能發生或存在的
If a situation, idea, or explanation is conceivable, your mind can accept it as something that could happen or be true, even if it seems unlikely.
It is conceivable that the missing cat found its way home through the woods.
那隻走失的貓穿過樹林找到回家的路，這是可以想像的。
pattern: it + be + conceivable + that-clause
The rescue team explored every conceivable route through the mountains before turning back.
救援隊在折返前，探遍了山中每一條想得到的路線。
collocation: every conceivable + noun
To the villagers, it was not conceivable that anyone could survive three days in the desert.
對村民來說，任何人能在沙漠中存活三天，這是無法想像的。
Engineers are testing every conceivable material to make the bridge stronger against earthquakes.
工程師們正在測試每一種想得到的材料，以讓橋樑更能抵抗地震。
Is it conceivable that a child could solve such a complex puzzle?
一個小孩能解開這麼複雜的謎題，這是可以想像的嗎？
- imaginable
broader term — anything you can picture in your mind, whether reasonable or not
- plausible
implies some evidence or reason exists to support the idea, not just imagination
- thinkable
more informal; focuses on what the mind can consider as a possibility
- believable
emphasises credibility and trustworthiness rather than mere possibility
- inconceivable
the direct opposite — impossible to imagine or believe
- unimaginable
so extreme or strange that the mind cannot picture it
- unthinkable
too shocking or unpleasant to be accepted as a possibility
文法句型
it + be + conceivable + that-clause
every conceivable + noun
not conceivable
用法筆記
Frequently paired with 'every' to mean 'all possible types of' (e.g. every conceivable method). The negative form 'inconceivable' is more common in everyday speech than 'not conceivable'.