scalable
scalable — 形容詞
1. describes a system, platform, or business model that can handle increasing amoun
可擴展
系統或業務能隨需求成長
describes a system, platform, or business model that can handle increasing amounts of work or demand without slowing down or needing a complete redesign.
Rodrigo's cloud-based platform is scalable, serving ten thousand new users each month.
Rodrigo 的雲端平台具有可擴展性，每月能服務一萬名新用戶。
collocation: scalable + platform for system growth
A scalable business can grow its sales without a big increase in costs.
可擴展的企業能在不大幅增加成本的情況下提升銷售額。
The team built a scalable website that runs smoothly during busy sales periods.
團隊打造了一個可擴展的網站，在銷售旺季仍能順暢運作。
Investors want to see a scalable model that can expand into new markets.
投資人希望看到能拓展新市場的可擴展商業模式。
Nkechi designed a scalable training system that works for ten or ten thousand employees.
Nkechi 設計了一套可擴展的培訓系統，無論十人或一萬名員工都能適用。
- expandable
focuses on ability to become larger physically or in capacity
- adaptable
broader, includes adjusting to different conditions, not just size
- flexible
can change or adjust easily, less specific to growth
文法句型
scalable + noun
be + scalable
用法筆記
Most common in technology and business writing. The noun before the adjective is usually a system, platform, model, or infrastructure.
常見錯誤
2. describes an object, design, or plan that can be made bigger in size or extent w
可擴大
物體的尺寸能增加而不變形
describes an object, design, or plan that can be made bigger in size or extent while keeping its basic shape or structure.
Sven's scalable logo looks sharp on a phone screen and a highway billboard.
Sven 的可縮放標誌在手機螢幕和高速公路看板上一樣清晰。
collocation: scalable + logo / design for resizing
The apartment's modular shelves are scalable, so tenants can add more units over time.
公寓的組合式層架可以擴充，住戶能隨時間增加更多層架。
Apinya drew a scalable floor plan that could grow from two rooms to six.
Apinya 繪製了一個可擴大的平面圖，能從兩個房間擴展到六個。
A scalable container system lets the factory store more products during busy months.
可擴充的貨櫃系統讓工廠在旺季能儲存更多產品。
- expandable
can be made larger, similar in meaning
- enlargeable
can be increased in size, more literal
- fixed
cannot change in size or extent
文法句型
scalable + noun
be + scalable
用法筆記
Used for physical objects and designs that allow future enlargement. Distinguish from sense 1 (SYSTEMS AND BUSINESS), which applies to abstract systems and processes rather than concrete objects.