The quality of being tractable — that is, of being easy to control, handle, or work with. You use it about people (a class, a worker, a horse) when they do what is asked without a fight, and about problems, materials, or situations when they can be dealt with rather than fought.

The quality of being tractableTractability是tractable這種特質， that is, of being easy to control, handle, or work with也就是容易控制、容易處理、容易配合的特質。 You use it about people (a class, a worker, a horse)你可以用來說人（一個班級、一個員工、一匹馬） when they do what is asked without a fight指他們乖乖照要求做，不反抗， and about problems, materials, or situations也可以用來說問題、材料，或情況 when they can be dealt with rather than fought指這些東西可以被處理，而不是要對抗。

It is a formal, written word — reports, academic papers, technical writing. In everyday speech nobody says it; a Taiwanese student will see it in reading, almost never need to say it.

It is a formal, written word這是個正式的書面用字—— reports, academic papers, technical writing報告、學術論文、技術寫作。 In everyday speech nobody says it日常口語裡沒人會說這個字， a Taiwanese student will see it in reading台灣學生會在閱讀裡看到它， almost never need to say it幾乎不需要自己說出口。

Two things worth knowing. First, said of a person it can sound faintly cool or even condescending, as if the person is being judged for how easily they can be managed.

Two things worth knowing有兩件事值得知道。 First, said of a person第一，用在形容人的時候 it can sound faintly cool or even condescending這個字聽起來可能有點冷淡，甚至帶點高高在上， as if the person is being judged for how easily they can be managed好像在評斷這個人有多好管理。

Second, in mathematics and computing it has a sharper meaning: a problem is 'tractable' if it can actually be solved in reasonable time, so tractability there is about whether the maths is workable at all, not about anyone's temper. The opposite is 'intractability', which you will honestly meet more often — intractable problems, intractable pain, intractable conflict.

Second, in mathematics and computing第二，在數學和資訊科學裡 it has a sharper meaning它有一個更精確的意思： a problem is 'tractable' if it can actually be solved in reasonable time一個問題如果能在合理時間內真的被解出來，就叫'tractable'， so tractability there is about whether the maths is workable at all所以那裡的tractability講的是數學上到底算不算得出來， not about anyone's temper跟任何人的脾氣沒關係。 The opposite is 'intractability'反義詞是'intractability'， which you will honestly meet more often老實說你會更常遇到它—— intractable problems, intractable pain, intractable conflictintractable problems（棘手的問題）、intractable pain（難消的疼痛）、intractable conflict（解不開的衝突）。