possible
possible — 形容詞
1. within real limits of time, money, or ability, so it can actually happen or be d
可行
能做到、辦成或實際存在
within real limits of time, money, or ability, so it can actually happen or be done
A second train line is possible if the city finds more money.
如果市政府找到更多資金，蓋第二條火車線是可行的。
pattern: be possible if + clause
With two ladders, painting the hall in one day is possible.
有兩把梯子的話，一天內把大廳漆完是可行的。
it is possible to + verb idea
With three helpers, moving the sofa upstairs was possible at last.
有三個人幫忙時，終於有辦法把沙發搬上樓了。
A quiet dinner outside is possible when the wind drops.
風勢變小時，就可以在外面安靜吃頓晚餐了。
- feasible
is more formal and is common when judging plans, costs, or technical ideas
- workable
suggests something should function in practice, even if it is not perfect
- achievable
is especially common for goals, results, and targets people can reach
- doable
is informal and common for everyday tasks
- impossible
means it cannot be done or happen
- unworkable
suggests a plan fails in practice
文法句型
it is possible to + verb
possible for somebody to + verb
make something possible
用法筆記
Often used for plans, actions, or situations that can really happen or be carried out. Distinguish from adjective/3, which is about uncertainty rather than feasibility.
常見錯誤
2. used after as to mean to the greatest amount, speed, or degree that can be manag
盡量
在能做範圍內達到最大程度
used after as to mean to the greatest amount, speed, or degree that can be managed
Please email the photos as soon as possible after the meeting.
開完會後，請盡量早點把照片寄過來。
pattern: as soon as possible
Nurses moved the child as gently as possible onto the bed.
護士盡量輕輕地把孩子移到床上。
pattern: as + adverb + as possible
The guide kept the path as clear as possible for visitors.
導覽員盡量讓步道保持暢通，方便遊客通行。
To save fuel, Dad drove as slowly as possible in traffic.
為了省油，爸爸在車陣中盡量慢慢開。
Lina wrote the sign as large as possible for older guests.
Lina 把牌子寫得盡量大一點，好讓年長客人看清楚。
- as far as possible
is common when talking about limits, distance, or how fully a rule can be followed
- as much as possible
focuses on amount rather than speed or degree
- as best you can
is more direct and personal, especially in instructions
文法句型
as soon as possible
as quickly as possible
as clearly as possible
as far as possible
用法筆記
Restricted to the pattern as + adjective or adverb + as possible. Unlike adjective/1, it does not judge whether something is feasible; it asks for the greatest degree you can manage.
常見錯誤
3. able to happen or be true, but not certain; also able to seem reasonable in the
可能；合理
也許會發生；也可能說得通
able to happen or be true, but not certain; also able to seem reasonable in the situation
Heavy rain is possible after lunch, so Maya packed a yellow raincoat.
午飯後可能會下大雨，所以 Maya 帶了一件黃色雨衣。
It is possible that Mina took the wrong bus.
Mina 可能搭錯公車了。
pattern: it is possible that + clause
Police are checking every possible cause of the warehouse fire.
警方正在查看倉庫起火的每一種可能原因。
Nora's excuse is possible, but the manager checked the bus times.
Nora 的藉口算合理，但經理還是去查了公車時刻。
Mina's answer is possible, but she needs to show the math.
Mina 的答案算合理，但她還得把算式寫出來。
- likely
is stronger and suggests a better chance of happening
- probable
is more formal and also stronger than possible
- plausible
focuses on whether an explanation sounds reasonable
- conceivable
is more formal and often stresses that something can be imagined
- impossible
means it cannot happen or be true
- certain
means there is no real doubt
文法句型
it is possible that + clause
possible explanation
possible cause
possible answer
用法筆記
Often appears before nouns such as cause, reason, answer, or explanation, and in It is possible that.... Distinguish from adjective/1 when you mean 'can be done' rather than 'may be true or happen'.