curable
gb/kjˈʊɹəbəl/ us/kjˈʊɹəbəl/
B2
英語
語義
0件の語義
adjective
B2
property
1
able to be medically cured
A curable illness can be made to go away with treatment.
用法パターン：
[disease/condition] is curable; curable with/by [treatment]
よくある間違い：
Do not confuse curable with treatable. A treatable condition can be managed; a curable one can be completely cured.
類義語
treatable (Often overlaps, but may mean controllable rather than completely curable.)
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remediable (More formal; emphasizes that a remedy is possible.)
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reversible (Used when a condition or damage can be undone.)
対義語
incurable (Cannot be cured.)
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terminal (In medicine, describes an incurable illness expected to cause death.)
コロケーション
curable disease
|curable condition
|curable infection
|curable cancer
|highly curable
|potentially curable
|fully curable
|curable with antibiotics
|curable if caught early
|curable at this stage
テーマ
health
|medicine
例文
- Most cases of this infection are curable with a short course of antibiotics.
- The cancer is highly curable when it is found early.
- Doctors explained that the condition was serious but curable.
学習者向け例文
- The disease is curable.
- This infection is curable with medicine.
adjective
C1
property
2
able to be corrected
A curable problem can be fixed or improved.
用法パターン：
curable [problem/defect/fault]; [problem] is curable
よくある間違い：
In everyday non-medical contexts, correctable or fixable is often more natural than curable.
類義語
correctable (More common for mistakes, defects, and faults.)
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fixable (More informal and common in everyday speech.)
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remediable (More formal; emphasizes that a solution exists.)
対義語
incurable (Cannot be corrected or changed.)
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irreparable (Cannot be repaired or put right.)
コロケーション
curable problem
|curable defect
|curable fault
|curable weakness
|curable ignorance
|curable mistake
|easily curable
テーマ
problems
|improvement
例文
- The report found several curable defects in the application process.
- His lack of experience is curable with proper training.
- This is a curable weakness in the design, not a reason to abandon the project.
学習者向け例文
- The problem is curable.
- This mistake is curable if we act quickly.
adjective
technical
C1
property
3
able to harden or set
A curable material can become hard or solid after a chemical, heat, light, or drying process.
用法パターン：
[material/substance] is curable; [light/heat/moisture]-curable [material]
よくある間違い：
This technical sense is different from the medical meaning of curable.
類義語
hardenable (Emphasizes becoming hard.)
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settable (Emphasizes changing from soft or liquid to solid.)
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vulcanizable (Specific to rubber and related materials.)
対義語
non-curing (Does not harden or set through curing.)
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non-hardenable (Cannot be made hard by the relevant process.)
コロケーション
curable resin
|UV-curable adhesive
|light-curable composite
|heat-curable rubber
|moisture-curable sealant
|curable coating
|curable ink
|curable silicone
|radiation-curable material
テーマ
materials
|manufacturing
|construction
|chemistry
例文
- The dentist used a light-curable resin to repair the tooth.
- This UV-curable ink dries almost instantly under the lamp.
- The company developed a moisture-curable sealant for outdoor construction work.
学習者向け例文
- The resin is curable with UV light.
- This glue is curable in a few minutes.
文法
辞書形
curable
IPA
GB/kjˈʊɹəbəl/
US/kjˈʊɹəbəl/
音節・強勢
cur - able （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (cur)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: curable
表現
treatable but not curable
1/tɹˈitəbəl bˈʌt nˈɑt kjˈʊɹəbəl/
fixed phrase
manageable but not cured
The illness can be managed with treatment, but it will not completely go away.
例文
- Her asthma is treatable but not curable.
- The doctor said the disease was treatable but not curable at this stage.
- Some chronic conditions are treatable but not curable, so patients need long-term care.