ap·pli·ca·ble
adjective OPAL W
/əˈplɪkəbl/, /ˈæplɪkəbl/
/ˈæplɪkəbl/, /əˈplɪkəbl/
[not usually before noun]- that can be said to be true in the case of somebody/something
适用；合适 - Give details of children where applicable (= if you have any).
如有子女请提供详情。 - applicable to somebody/something Much of the form was not applicable (= did not apply) to me.
表格中很多部分不适用于我。
Extra Examples- The law is applicable to everyone.
该法律适用于所有人。 - The offer is only applicable for flights during the week.
这个报价只适用于本周内的航班。 - The theory does not seem easily applicable in this case.
该理论似乎不能简单地应用于这一个案。 - The constitution is equally applicable to all citizens.
宪法平等适用于全体公民。 - His rules are not universally applicable.
他的规则并非普遍适用。 - New developments in research could prove directly applicable to the treatment of some cancers.
研究的新进展可能被证明直接适用于某些癌症的治疗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- broadly
- generally
- widely
- …
- for
- to
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘compliant’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin applicabilis, from the verb applicare ‘fold, fasten to’, from ad- ‘to’ + plicare ‘to fold’. - Give details of children where applicable (= if you have any).