thinkable

Word family  noun think rethink thinker thinking the unthinkable adjective thinkable ≠ unthinkable thinking ≠ unthinking verb think rethink adverb unthinkingly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++think·a·ble /ˈθɪŋkəbəl/ adjective [not before noun]  able to be thought about or considered 可想象的，想象得出来的 SYN possible At that time, it would not have been thinkable to openly criticize the government. 在当时，公开批评政府是不可思议的。

Examples from the Corpus

thinkable• A crash is a moment of panic when events are out of control and outlandish predictions become thinkable.• Perhaps, in some future haunted by scarcity, the unthinkable may be thinkable after all.• It would not have been thinkable to criticize a Soviet leader before these changes came about.

think·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable  

thought Corpus about considered be to or able

thinkable
think‧a‧ble /ˈθɪŋkəbəl/ adjective [not before noun]able to be thought about or considered
   SYN  possible:
    At that time, it would not have been thinkable to openly criticize the government.

think·ableBrE /ˈθɪŋkəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈθɪŋkəbl/ 🔊 adjective [not before noun] that you can imagine as a possibility 可以想象；想象得到◆Such an idea was scarcely thinkable ten years ago. 十年前，这样的想法几乎是难以想象的。🔊🔊 OPP unthinkable