单词 | remediable |
释义 | remediable (once / 6115 pages) adj If it's remediable than it can be fixed or cured. Your dog's bad breath, dangerous shopping habits, and poison ivy are all remediable afflictions. Remediable is a formal way of describing something that can be fixed up because there's a remedy for it. Horace Mann, the first American advocate of public education, said that “evil is inevitable, but is also remediable” — meaning that even the most rotten kids can be reformed and rehabbed into model citizens. Today's detention hall monitors might disagree. WORD FAMILYremediable: irremediable+/irremediable: irremediably/remedial: remedially/remediate: remediable, remediated, remediation/remedied: unremedied/remedy: remedial, remediate, remedied, remedies, remedying USAGE EXAMPLESWhat is happening now is bigger and less remediable in part because the battles in the past were over conservatism, an actual political philosophy. Wall Street Journal(Mar 04, 2016) Still, the report says all of the problems the department faces are remediable. Washington Times(Jan 28, 2016) I’m going to skip over the issues that result from inexperience, because those are quickly remediable. Forbes(Jun 12, 2015) adj capable of being remedied or redressed remediable problems a remediable setback not a crime but only a remediable blunder Ant irremediable impossible to remedy or correct or redress |
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