ascertainable

/ˌæsəˈteɪnəbl̩/ adj

When something is **ascertainable**, you can pin it down with confidence. It’s the kind of fact that yields to investigation rather than remaining a mystery. The term pops up in scientific reports, legal documents, and any arena where precise knowledge matters. It suggests that the data or truth is within reach, ready to be measured, observed, or confirmed, not a vague guess. Modern telescopes make the exact distance to a star **ascertainable**, and auditors treat financial figures as **ascertainable** when the paperwork is clear.

【核心含义】可确定的,指能够通过调查或证据明确证实的事物。

常用于法律、科研等严谨领域,强调事实或数据具有可验证性(如"ascertainable facts")。中文使用时需避免与"明显的"混淆,侧重"经探究后可确证"的含义。

【Significado central】Se dice de aquello que se puede determinar o confirmar con certeza mediante una investigación o la revisión de evidencia.

(formal) Es un adjetivo típico de textos académicos, científicos y legales. No debe confundirse con "obvio" o "evidente": algo *ascertainable* aún no se ha establecido, pero está al alcance de la investigación. En español se traduce como "verificable", "determinable" o "constatable". Combinaciones frecuentes: *ascertainable facts* (hechos verificables) y *ascertainable damages* (daños cuantificables), esta última muy usada en el ámbito jurídico.

Word Origin From Latin cernere 'to sift, distinguish' — ascertainable means 'able to be made certain.' The word certain comes from Latin certus 'settled, sure,' the past participle of cernere. The prefix as- (ad-) adds 'to,' so ascertain is 'to make sure by sifting.' The same root gives us discern (sift apart), secret (sifted away), and concern (sift together). So ascertainable facts are those you can sift out and confirm.

adj Able to be ascertained.

The exact cost of the project is not immediately ascertainable without further analysis.

(形容词) 可确定的;可查明的

未经进一步分析,项目的确切成本无法立即确定。

(adjetivo) determinable; comprobable; verificable; constatable [Que se puede determinar o comprobar.]

El costo exacto del proyecto no se puede determinar inmediatamente sin un análisis más profundo.

(adjectif) vérifiable; déterminable; constatable; établissable; identifiable [Que l'on peut établir avec certitude, vérifier ou déterminer.]

Le coût exact du projet n'est pas immédiatement ascertainable sans analyse plus poussée.

(Adjektiv) feststellbar; ermittelbar [**ascertainable** bedeutet, dass etwas feststellbar, ermittelbar oder nachweisbar ist.]

Die genauen Kosten des Projekts sind ohne weitere Analysen nicht sofort **ascertainable**.

(形容詞) 確認できる; 確かめうる。

プロジェクトの正確な費用はさらなる分析なしにはすぐには確認できない。

(adjetivo) verificável; determinável; constatável; averiguável [Que pode ser determinado ou verificado.]

O custo exato do projeto não é imediatamente verificável sem análise adicional.

Word parts: as + cert + ain + able

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