1560s, "pliable," with -able + Latin applicare (see apply). Meaning "capable of being applied" is from 1650s; earlier in this sense was appliable (mid-15c.).
实用例句
1. The section of the form is not applicable in your case.
表格这一部分不适合你的情况.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Read the text through and mark off the sections you find particularly applicable.
通读全文，画出你认为最有用的段落。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Appraisal has traditionally been seen as most applicable to those in management and supervisory positions.
传统上认为业绩评定最适用于那些身处管理和监督职位之人。
来自柯林斯例句
4. It should include a review of energy usage and, where applicable, the production and disposal of waste.
它应该包括对能耗的检查结果，适当时还应包括对垃圾的产生和处理的审查结果。
来自柯林斯例句
5. This section of the law is applicable only to corporations.
