applicable
- adj. 适用的, 合适的
- Definition
- adj. relevant or suitable to a particular situation
- Example
- These safety rules are applicable to every worker in the factory.
- 这些安全规定适用于工厂里的每一位工人。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: related or applicable to something (adjective).
比较义项：与某事密切相关、适用（形容词）。
- relevant
The most common, general word for information or ideas connected to the topic or situation at hand; neutral register, used in both everyday and formal speech.
这是最常用、最通用的词，指与话题或情境密切相关的信息或观点；语域中性，日常口语和正式场合皆可使用。
Her research is relevant to current debates about climate policy.
她的研究与当前有关气候政策的讨论密切相关。
- applicable 本词
Describes whether a rule, law, method or offer can be validly applied to a particular case or group; common in formal, legal or technical contexts.
常表示某项规则、法律、方法或优惠是否能有效适用于某个具体情况或群体，多用于正式、法律或技术语境。
This discount code is only applicable to online purchases.
这个折扣码只适用于线上购买。
- pertinent
A more formal word stressing that something is precisely and directly related to the exact point under discussion; typically collocates with questions, details or information.
语气更正式，强调某事与正在讨论的要点直接、精确相关；常与“问题”“细节”或“信息”等词搭配，多用于书面或专业语境。
The lawyer asked several pertinent questions during the trial.
这位律师在庭审中提出了几个切题的问题。
Relevant, applicable, and pertinent all mean related to something, but use differs. Relevant is the most common, general word. Applicable describes whether a rule or method can be used for a case. Pertinent is formal, stressing that something is precisely related to the point discussed.
这三个词在这个义项上都表示“与某事相关或适用”，但语域和典型搭配不同：relevant最通用，applicable强调规则或方法能否套用到具体情况，pertinent更正式，强调精准切题。