translatable

/'træns'leitəbl/

Thân thiện

His books are eminently translatable.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being put into another language: Describes a text, word, or concept that can be converted from one language to another while retaining its meaning.
   • Capable of being changed in form or substance: Describes something that can be transformed or converted into a different state, form, or reality.

Usage and Examples

• As an adjective:
  • The poem's simple metaphors make it highly translatable. (The poem's meaning can be effectively conveyed in another language.)
  • The concept of justice is not easily translatable across all cultures. (The idea of justice cannot be simply converted or understood in the same way in every culture.)
  • His books are eminently translatable. (His books are exceptionally well-suited for translation into other languages.)

Advanced Usage

• "Translatable into reality": Capable of being converted from an idea or plan into a real, tangible form.
  • The architect's visionary sketches were translatable into a stunning building.
• "Readily translatable": Easily convertible or adaptable.
  • These cooking techniques are readily translatable to a home kitchen.

Variants and Related Words

• Translate (verb): To express the sense of words or text in another language; to convert something from one form to another.
• Translation (noun): The process or product of translating.
• Untranslatable (adj.): Incapable of being translated satisfactorily, often due to cultural or linguistic uniqueness.

Synonyms

• Convertible: Able to be changed in form, function, or character.
• Renderable: Capable of being expressed or represented in another form.
• Adaptable: Able to be adjusted or modified for a new use or purpose.

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Linguistic translatability: The degree to which a text can be accurately translated between languages.
• Cultural translatability: The extent to which concepts, customs, or idioms from one culture can be understood or expressed in another.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy
   • is lead really transmutable into gold?
   • ideas translatable into reality
2. capable of being put into another form or style or language
   • substances readily translatable to the American home table
   • his books are eminently translatable

Từ đồng nghĩa

• convertible
• transformable
• transmutable