| 单词 | viability |
| 释义 | viability (once / 14105 pages) 1n 2n The noun viability means the quality of being able to happen or having a reasonable chance of success. The viability of holding your party at a restaurant might depend on how many guests they can seat. Viability comes from the Latin root vita, meaning "life." So the noun viability also refers to something's capacity to live and grow. When your dog has a litter of puppies, you can't help wondering about the viability of the tiniest one, but if you feed him with an eyedropper and keep him warm, he might make it. WORD FAMILYviable: nonviable, viability, viably+/vie: viable, vied, vieing, vies, vying USAGE EXAMPLESThe city Department of Transportation didn’t immediately respond to a query about the viability of his claim. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) Spending the money deposited in these funds—rather than just the investment income they generate—is threatening the funds’ long-term viability. Wall Street Journal(Dec 24, 2016) He added that settlements "constitute a major obstacle to peace, gravely diminishing the viability of the two-state solution". BBC(Dec 23, 2016) 1 n (of living things) the state of being capable of normal growth and development 2Hyper property a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class n the capacity to be done in a practical and useful way Hyper practicality concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities |
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