capable of working successfully; feasible 可望成功的;切实可行的 the proposed investment was economically viable. 所提议的投资从经济上说是可行的。 ■(Botany)(of a seed or spore) able to germinate (植)(种子,孢子)能发芽的 ■(Biology)(of a plant, animal, or cell) capable of surviving or living successfully, especially under particular environmental conditions (生)(植物,动物,细胞)活的,有生活力的;能生存的(尤指在特定环境下能存活的) ■(Medicine)(of a fetus or unborn child) able to live after birth (医)(胎儿)能存活的,能养活的
派生 viability noun viably adverb 语源
early 19th cent.: from French, from vie 'life', from Latin vita