feasible: [15] Something that is feasible is literally something ‘that can be done’. The word was borrowed from French faisable, a derivative of the stem of the verb faire ‘do, make’. This is the French descendant of Latin facere, which has contributed so voluminously to English vocabulary, from fact to difficult. => difficult, fact, factory, fashion, feat, feature
feasible (adj.)
"capable of being done, accomplished or carried out," mid-15c., from Anglo-French faisible, from Old French faisable "possible, that may be done; easy, convenient," from fais-, stem of faire "do, make," from Latin facere "to make, do, perform" (see factitious). Fowler recommends this word only for those "who feel that the use of an ordinary word for an ordinary notion does not do justice to their vocabulary or sufficiently exhibit their cultivation."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. It's just not feasible to manage the business on a part-time basis.
兼職管理業(yè)務(wù)是搞不好的。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. It's quite clear that the electric car is technically feasible.
很清楚,電動(dòng)汽車(chē)在工藝技術(shù)上是可行的.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. It's not feasible to comply, but a bit embarrassing to refuse.
答應(yīng)吧,辦不到;不答應(yīng)吧, 又有點(diǎn)難為情.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. This committee selected the plan that seemed most feasible.