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."
权威例句
1. It's just not feasible to manage the business on a part-time basis.
兼职管理业务是搞不好的。
2. It's quite clear that the electric car is technically feasible.
很清楚,电动汽车在工艺技术上是可行的.
3. It's not feasible to comply, but a bit embarrassing to refuse.
答应吧,办不到;不答应吧, 又有点难为情.
4. This committee selected the plan that seemed most feasible.
【practical, feasible, practicable, pragmatic】
practical: a.实践的,实用的,实际的,指未经过实践检验的事物,如计划、项目等。
• She felt that most of what she learned in the course was of no practical use. 她感到在课上学到的大部分知识都没有实际用途。
feasible: a.可行的,行得通的,用来表示实施后可以成功的。
• Your work plan is feasible, so we can build the bridge immediately. 你的工作计划是可行的,所以我们可以马上修建那座桥。
practicable: a.能实施的,可行的,只表示一种可能性,但是实施后的效果不一定理想。
• Their marriage was so bad that divorce seemed the only practicable solution. 他们的婚姻是如此的糟糕以至于离婚似乎是唯一可行的解决办法。
pragmatic: a.讲究实际的,实用的,务实的,强调用常识解决实际问题,不追求不切实际的目标。
• He would like to be a doctor, but he has a pragmatic attitude and realizes that he cannot afford medical school. 他想成为一名医生,但是他很实际,知道自己上不起医学院。