单词 | viable |
释义 | viable —viability, n. —viably, adv. /vuy"euh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of living. 2. Physiol. a. physically fitted to live. b. (of a fetus) having reached such a stage of development as to be capable of living, under normal conditions, outside the uterus. 3. Bot. able to live and grow. 4. vivid; real; stimulating, as to the intellect, imagination, or senses: a period of history that few teachers can make viable for students. 5. practicable; workable: a viable alternative. 6. having the ability to grow, expand, develop, etc.: a new and viable country. [1820-30; < F, equiv. to vie life ( < L vita) + -able -ABLE] Syn. 5. practical, feasible, usable, adaptable. |
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