单词 | tangible |
释义 | tangible[ tan-juh-buhl ] / ˈtæn dʒə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tangible ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivecapable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary: the tangible benefits of sunshine. definite; not vague or elusive: no tangible grounds for suspicion. (of an asset) having actual physical existence, as real estate or chattels, and therefore capable of being assigned a value in monetary terms. nounsomething tangible, especially a tangible asset. Origin of tangible1580–90; <Late Latin tangibilis, equivalent to Latin tang(ere) to touch + -ibilis-ible SYNONYMS FOR tangible1 palpable, corporeal. 2 certain, genuine, perceptible. 3 specific. SEE SYNONYMS FOR tangible ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM tangibleDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tangibletangible / (ˈtændʒəbəl) / adjectivecapable of being touched or felt; having real substancea tangible object capable of being clearly grasped by the mind; substantial rather than imaginarytangible evidence having a physical existence; corporealtangible assets noun(often plural) a tangible thing or asset Derived forms of tangibletangibility or tangibleness, nountangibly, adverbWord Origin for tangibleC16: from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere to touch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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