listenableadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɪsn̩əbl/,

/ˈlɪsnəbl/, U.S.

/ˈlɪsn̩əb(ə)l/,

/ˈlɪsnəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < listen v. + -able suffix.

Easy or pleasant to listen to; willing to listen.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [adjective] > listening > willing to listen

listful1595

listenable1920

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [adjective]

sweetc900

merryOE

well-soundingc1350

sootc1385

soundedc1450

honeyed1592

well-tuned1592

ear-tickling1605

mellisonanta1635

euphonical1668

euphonious1774

euphonous1805

euphonic1814

euphonistic1837

listenable1920

1920 C. Morley Haunted Bookshop vi. 95 He felt very talkative, as most older men do when a young girl looks as delightfully listenable as Titania.

1958 Oxf. Mail 12 Aug. 6/6 Viewers are invited to..listen to.. works carefully selected from the classics for their ‘listenable’ qualities.

1964 Listener 31 Dec. 1066/2 Talks producers might take a little more trouble in making them [sc. scripted talks] listenable, if they were given credits in Radio Times.

1970 Guardian 9 June 8/2 Berta was full of listenable opinions on her father.

Derivatives

listenaˈbility n. the quality of being listenable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [noun]

sweetness1398

euphonia1591

suavity1614

euphony1623

euphonicalness1668

listenability1946

1946 Newsweek 18 Feb. 90 In listenability, it is more like the Concerto for Orchestra.

1966 G. N. Leech Eng. in Advertising iii. 27 Characteristics of advertising language..readability (or ‘listenability’).

1971 Hi-Fi Sound Feb. 78/2 It can be seen how singularly useless the THD results are, when attempting to assess the ‘listenability’ of an amplifier.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	listenable
释义	listenableadj. Brit. /ˈlɪsn̩əbl/, /ˈlɪsnəbl/, U.S. /ˈlɪsn̩əb(ə)l/, /ˈlɪsnəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < listen v. + -able suffix. Easy or pleasant to listen to; willing to listen. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [adjective] > listening > willing to listen listful1595 listenable1920 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [adjective] sweetc900 merryOE well-soundingc1350 sootc1385 soundedc1450 honeyed1592 well-tuned1592 ear-tickling1605 mellisonanta1635 euphonical1668 euphonious1774 euphonous1805 euphonic1814 euphonistic1837 listenable1920 1920 C. Morley Haunted Bookshop vi. 95 He felt very talkative, as most older men do when a young girl looks as delightfully listenable as Titania. 1958 Oxf. Mail 12 Aug. 6/6 Viewers are invited to..listen to.. works carefully selected from the classics for their ‘listenable’ qualities. 1964 Listener 31 Dec. 1066/2 Talks producers might take a little more trouble in making them [sc. scripted talks] listenable, if they were given credits in Radio Times. 1970 Guardian 9 June 8/2 Berta was full of listenable opinions on her father. Derivatives listenaˈbility n. the quality of being listenable. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [noun] sweetness1398 euphonia1591 suavity1614 euphony1623 euphonicalness1668 listenability1946 1946 Newsweek 18 Feb. 90 In listenability, it is more like the Concerto for Orchestra. 1966 G. N. Leech Eng. in Advertising iii. 27 Characteristics of advertising language..readability (or ‘listenability’). 1971 Hi-Fi Sound Feb. 78/2 It can be seen how singularly useless the THD results are, when attempting to assess the ‘listenability’ of an amplifier. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1920
随便看	to die back to die down to die downright to die dung-hill to die dunghill to die for to die game to die hard to die in a ditch to die in a vein to die in harness to die in one's bed to die in one's boots or shoes or with one's boots on to die in one's shoes to die in the last ditch to die like a dog to die naturally to die nesh to die off to die on to die on one's arse to die on one's feet to die on one's feet rather than live on one's knees to die out to die the death