climbable

Thân thiện

The children found the large, low rock to be very climbable.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being surmounted: Describes an obstacle, challenge, or difficulty that can be overcome or conquered.
   • Capable of being ascended: Describes a physical slope, mountain, wall, or structure that can be climbed or scaled.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Surmountable):

  • The financial hurdle was steep but ultimately climbable.
  • With enough effort, most problems are climbable.

• Adjective (Ascendable):

  • The south face of the mountain is not climbable without special equipment.
  • The old oak tree has a climbable trunk with low branches.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Often used metaphorically to describe non-physical challenges.
  • The corporate ladder seemed less climbable from her entry-level position.
• Technical/Climbing Context: Used in mountaineering or rock climbing to assess a route's feasibility.
  • The guide assessed the rock face and declared it climbable for intermediate climbers.

Variants and Related Words

• Climb (verb): To go upward, especially by using the hands and feet.
• Climber (noun): A person or thing that climbs.
• Unclimbable (adj.): The opposite; incapable of being climbed or surmounted.

Synonyms

• Surmountable: Able to be overcome.
• Ascendable: Able to be climbed.
• Scalable: Capable of being climbed or scaled (often used for walls or software systems).

Antonyms

• Insurmountable: Incapable of being overcome.
• Unclimbable: Incapable of being ascended.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being surmounted
2. capable of being ascended

Từ đồng nghĩa

• surmountable
• ascendable
• ascendible