| 单词 | applicability |
| 释义 | applicability (once / 17854 pages) n Applicability is the usefulness of something for a particular task. Hammers have great applicability for driving in nails. When something is applicable, it is suited to something or useful for a task. The applicability of a thing refers to how useful it is in a given situation. On a resume, talking about your favorite movie probably would have no applicability: it's pointless. A plunger has great applicability in a bathroom, but no applicability anywhere else. You can think of applicability as usefulness plus timeliness. If something has applicability, it will come in handy at the moment it is needed. WORD FAMILYapplicable: applicability, applicably, inapplicable+/applicant: applicants/application: applications/applier: appliers/apply: applicable, applicant, application, applicative, applicatory, applied, applier, applies, applying, misapply/inapplicable: inapplicability, inapplicably/misapplication: misapplications/misapply: misapplication, misapplied, misapplies, misapplying USAGE EXAMPLESAlthough this discussion is preoccupied with emails, the potential applicability to certain scathing late-night Trump tweets is obvious. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) “The potential for broad applicability is huge,” he said. New York Times(Dec 19, 2016) The clause’s applicability to a president has never really been tested in court. Time(Nov 21, 2016) n relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper pertinence, pertinency inapplicability irrelevance by virtue of being inapplicable to the matter at hand germaneness pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand relevance, relevancy the relation of something to the matter at hand |
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