intelligible

intelligible

well articulated or enunciated and loud enough to be heard; can be understood: He was an intelligible speaker.
Not to be confused with:intelligent – wise, shrewd, having the capacity for thought and reason: The professor is an intelligent man.

in·tel·li·gi·ble

I0178600 (ĭn-tĕl′ĭ-jə-bəl)adj.1. Capable of being understood: an intelligible set of directions.2. Capable of being apprehended by the intellect alone.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin intellegibilis, intelligibilis, from intellegere, to perceive; see intelligent.]

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in·tel′li·gi·bil′i·ty, in·tel′li·gi·ble·ness n.in·tel′li·gi·bly adv.

intelligible

(ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl) adj1. able to be understood; comprehensible2. (Philosophy) philosophy a. capable of being apprehended by the mind or intellect aloneb. (in metaphysical systems such as those of Plato or Kant) denoting that metaphysical realm which is accessible to the intellect as opposed to the world of mere phenomena accessible to the senses[C14: from Latin intellegibilis; see intellect] inˌtelligiˈbility, inˈtelligibleness n inˈtelligibly adv

in•tel•li•gi•ble

(ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl)

adj. 1. capable of being understood; comprehensible. 2. Philos. apprehensible by the mind only; conceptual. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intelligibilis=intellig- (see intelligent) + -ibilis -ible] in•tel`li•gi•bil′i•ty, n. in•tel′li•gi•bly, adv.

intelligible

- Means "understandable through the intellect."See also related terms for intellect.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	intelligible - capable of being apprehended or understoodapprehensible, graspable, understandable, perceivablecomprehendible, comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"
	2.	intelligible - well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly; "intelligible pronunciation"comprehendible, comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"unintelligible - poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise; "unintelligible speech"

intelligible

adjective understandable, clear, distinct, lucid, comprehensible She moaned faintly but made no intelligible response.
unclear, incomprehensible, unintelligible, garbled, confused, puzzling

intelligible

adjectiveCapable of being readily understood:comprehensible, fathomable, knowable, understandable.

Translations

可理解的

intelligible

(inˈtelidʒəbl) adjective (negative unintelligible) able to be understood. His answer was barely intelligible because he was speaking through a mouthful of food. 可理解的 可理解的inˌtelligiˈbility noun 可理解性 可理解性inˈtelligibly adverb 可理解地 易懂地