operable
adjective /ˈɒpərəbl/
/ˈɑːpərəbl/
- that functions; that can be used
运作的;可实行的;可使用的 - Less than half the rail network was operable.
只有不到一半的铁路网络可以使用。
- Less than half the rail network was operable.
- (of a medical condition
) that can be treated by an operation医疗状况 可以动手术的 - This type of cancer is usually operable.
这种癌症通常是可手术的。
opposite inoperable - This type of cancer is usually operable.
词源mid 17th cent.: from late Latin operabilis, from Latin operari ‘expend labour on’, from opus, oper- ‘work’.