英英釋義:able to be done, or worth doing ( Feasible)
例句:Renewables are economically viable alternatives.
2. 為什麽選這個詞?
“viable”是個形容詞,它本身的意思是“可以存活的”,常被引申使用表示“可行的” “值得做的”。正如健康的生命才可以存活,好的想法、產品、解決方案才能存活,我們可以用 viable 來形容表示想法、產品、解決方案這壹類詞,也常可以用它替換 effective, feasible 等詞。
在產品設計中,有個概念叫“最簡可行產品”,它的英文就是 Minimum Viable Product(MVP),我們可以從它的英文解釋中體會壹下 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.
這裏的 viable 就可以理解為“satisfy early customers”。如果壹個產品可以滿足用戶的需求,實現盈利,那它就是壹個 viable product。
比如星巴克在某壹個四線城市開店半年以來,收入明顯好於預期,就可以說:
Starbucks' new store in this fourth-tier city has proved commercially viable.
從經濟角度來看,可再生能源是合適的替代能源。用英文可以說成:
Renewables are economically viable alternatives.
《經濟學人》在壹月份壹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. 怎樣學會使用這個詞?
1)使用《牛津英語搭配詞典》查“viable”,了解它作為形容詞時的常用搭配。
commercially/politically/financially/economically viable
2)翻譯下面的句子:
中國經濟下行,許多 O2O 模式顯得不再可行。
參考翻譯:As China’s economy is going downhill, many online-to-offline (O2O) businesses no longer seem (commercially/economically) viable.
3)結合自己的生活、學習、工作、興趣等,想象在什麽語境下會用到這個表達。先簡要描述這個場景,再造句。
There is no viable alternatives for middle class parents except for sending their children to various extracurriculum classes, hoping to gain more chances for future survival.