| 释义 |
ˈviewable, a.
[f. view v. + -able.]
1. That may be viewed, inspected, or looked over.
1909in Webster. 1924E. Pound Lett. (1971) 189 No. The Studio is not viewable till I get back. 1959Historic Houses & Castles in Gt. Britain & Northern Ireland 51 Adm. 2/–, Chd. 1/–. Gardens not viewable. 1976New Yorker 1 Mar. 64/3 He said that three planeloads of bodies had arrived in Oakland—one, on Monday, of ‘viewable’ bodies and two, on Tuesday, of ‘non-viewable’ bodies.
2. spec. Of a television programme: capable of being viewed with pleasure or interest, worth watching.
1957Observer 22 Dec. 8/6 B.B.C.'s Friday night documentary... This piece, though viewable, was often wildly unconvincing. 1971Daily Tel. 21 Aug. 7 The secret of the endlessly viewable National Film Theatre series on television..seems to lie quite simply in its subjects. 1979Now! 21–27 Sept. 90/2 To make it viewable, they'd have had to make it easier.
Hence viewaˈbility.
1958Observer 5 Oct. 19/4 You could argue hard about the precise degree of depth and reality in Granada's The Liberty Man, but there was no doubt about its viewability. 1966Listener 2 June 813/1 This fascinating teaser, which I would match against any recent television drama for sheer viewability. 1977New Yorker 16 May 114/1 Nicklaus..carefully molded his holes for exceptional viewability. |
