1. 這是什么詞捆交?
詞:viable
英英釋義:able to be done, or worth doing
例句:Renewables are economically viable alternatives.
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞疫蔓?
“viable”是個(gè)形容詞,它本身的意思是“可以存活的”结借,常被引申使用表示“可行的” “值得做的”筐摘。正如健康的生命才可以存活,好的想法船老、產(chǎn)品咖熟、解決方案才能存活,我們可以用 viable 來(lái)形容表示想法柳畔、產(chǎn)品馍管、解決方案這一類詞,也承胶可以用它替換 effective, feasible 等詞确沸。
在產(chǎn)品設(shè)計(jì)中,有個(gè)概念叫“最簡(jiǎn)可行產(chǎn)品”躬存,它的英文就是 Minimum Viable Product(MVP)张惹,我們可以從它的英文解釋中體會(huì)一下 viable 的意思:
A minimum viable product (MVP) is a product with just enough features to satisfy early customers and to provide feedback for future product development.
這里的 viable 就可以理解為“satisfy early customers”。如果一個(gè)產(chǎn)品可以滿足用戶的需求岭洲,實(shí)現(xiàn)盈利,那它就是一個(gè) viable product坎匿。
比如星巴克在某一個(gè)四線城市開店半年以來(lái)盾剩,收入明顯好于預(yù)期,就可以說(shuō):
Starbucks' new store in this fourth-tier city has proved commercially viable.
從經(jīng)濟(jì)角度來(lái)看替蔬,可再生能源是合適的替代能源告私。用英文可以說(shuō)成:
Renewables are economically viable alternatives.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在一月份一篇講電腦芯片的文章中就用到了 viable:
To keep its design pipeline full of viable new ideas, the firm must constantly forecast the computer industry’s direction.
3. 怎樣學(xué)會(huì)使用這個(gè)詞?
1)使用《牛津英語(yǔ)搭配詞典》查“viable”承桥,了解它作為形容詞時(shí)的常用搭配驻粟。
2)翻譯下面的句子:
中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)下行,許多 O2O 模式顯得不再可行。
As China’s economy is going downhill, many online-to-offline businesses no longer seem commercially viable.
參考翻譯:As China’s economy is going downhill, many online-to-offline (O2O) businesses no longer seem (commercially/economically) viable.
3)結(jié)合自己的生活蜀撑、學(xué)習(xí)挤巡、工作、興趣等酷麦,想象在什么語(yǔ)境下會(huì)用到這個(gè)表達(dá)矿卑。先簡(jiǎn)要描述這個(gè)場(chǎng)景,再造句沃饶。
例子: 事實(shí)證明母廷,沒(méi)有可行的計(jì)劃,他難以完成這些緊迫的任務(wù)糊肤。
場(chǎng)景 :He has proved unequal to the urgent tasks without viable plans.