applicable
adjective [not usually before noun]that can be said to be true in the case of somebody/something 适用；合适 Give details of children where applicable (= if you have any). 如有子女请提供详情。 - applicable to somebody/something
Much of the form was not applicable (= did not apply) to me. 表格中很多部分不适用于我。
Extra ExamplesThe law is applicable to everyone. 该法律适用于所有人。 The offer is only applicable for flights during the week. 这个报价只适用于本周内的航班。 The theory does not seem easily applicable in this case. 该理论似乎不能简单地应用于这一个案。 The constitution is equally applicable to all citizens. 宪法同样适用于所有公民。 His rules are not universally applicable. 他的规则并非普遍适用。 New developments in research could prove directly applicable to the treatment of some cancers. 研究的新进展可以直接应用于某些癌症的治疗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘compliant’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin applicabilis, from the verb applicare ‘fold, fasten to’, from ad- ‘to’ + plicare ‘to fold’.