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单词 perceptible
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Definition of perceptible in English:

perceptible

adjective pəˈsɛptɪb(ə)lpərˈsɛptəb(ə)l
  • (especially of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed.

    a perceptible decline in public confidence
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Big movements designed to intensify economic integration have brought no perceptible economic benefit.
    • There is a perceptible change in the attitude and outlook of the workers.
    • I observe a barely perceptible deepening of wisdom in the eyes, but I'm not sure that much of this isn't what I want to read into the image.
    • Barely perceptible to the casual observer, the creases in his eyes had fallen just a little more than before.
    • In the recent past, one has noticed a perceptible shift in the way dance productions have been presented.
    • The piece slows symphonic time so that movement is barely perceptible.
    • I noticed only the faintest of sound from the rears and did not detect any perceptible subwoofer support.
    • Counterpoint is likely to be most immediately perceptible when the distinct voices use the same material in close proximity.
    • This one has a shifty quality: a slight dulling of the focus; a barely perceptible tightening of the lips.
    • This time is the time elapsed before any perceptible change in tension can be measured after peptide exposure.
    • There is a perceptible change in the party's outlook which will soon percolate down to the basic worker.
    • It would be like counting up the least visible bits of a perceptible object.
    • The sense of ownership and belonging was not significant, but it was perceptible.
    • By observances I mean the tiny perceptible changes in the season, the shadows and mist, the leaves and air.
    • What's worse, they make it to the other side with no perceptible change of pace.
    • Figures are scattered in the frame, thrown there by the light that renders those spaces visible, perceptible.
    • Takeoff was smooth and utterly quiet, with only a barely perceptible sensation of movement.
    • So the year has marched on into October and in Scotland at least the change in the calendar has coincided with a perceptible change in the season.
    • I can't make sense out of debate for the sake of debate when more tangible and perceptible issues of our own lives are left unspoken of.
    • These efforts have brought about a perceptible change in the quality of these libraries.
    Synonyms
    noticeable, perceivable, detectable, discernible
    appreciable, visible, observable, recognizable
    obvious, evident, manifest, patent, clear, distinct, plain, overt, conspicuous, distinguishable, unmistakable, unconcealed, transparent, apparent
    significant, measurable, tangible, palpable

Derivatives

  • perceptibility

  • noun pəsɛptɪˈbɪlɪtipərˌsɛptəˈbɪlədi
    • When evaluating a floor for vibration perceptibility, the designer should assume lower floor loadings than are required in designing for structural strength.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But nothing in this story is entirely clear; his unhappiness, his decision to leave, his feelings about Venice and about being away from his family - they are on the vanishing point of perceptibility.
      • More than half a century later, perceptibility remains an issue with physicists.
      • If television is the box that cuts viewers off from the outside world - as he maintains in the following interview - the hope is that perceptibility is not completely lost.
      • As she has convincingly argued, this move is a necessary one if we are to understand not only contemporary perception but also critical perceptibility.
  • perceptibly

  • adverb pəˈsɛptɪbli
    • ‘The burden of sin and guilt and the fear of hell vanished from my mind, as perceptibly as an hundred pounds weight falling from a man's shoulder,’ he remembered.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It ended up extending to some 60 comments (at time of writing this post), but hadn't advanced perceptibly beyond the points I made in my primary post.
      • Even when the content of a narrative is drawn from the world, the mode of presentation must differ perceptibly, if only slightly, from a pure imitation of real world events.
      • Our position as voyeurs in the ill-fated lives of the Smith family is like watching a train wreck: it's mesmerizing in its power, but you're unchanged when it's over - except your shock threshold moves perceptibly outward.
      • The market's appetite for risk has changed perceptibly in the last two to three weeks.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipere 'seize, understand' (see perceive).

Rhymes

imperceptible, susceptible
 
 

Definition of perceptible in US English:

perceptible

adjectivepərˈsɛptəb(ə)lpərˈseptəb(ə)l
  • (especially of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed.

    a perceptible decline in public confidence
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So the year has marched on into October and in Scotland at least the change in the calendar has coincided with a perceptible change in the season.
    • This time is the time elapsed before any perceptible change in tension can be measured after peptide exposure.
    • Figures are scattered in the frame, thrown there by the light that renders those spaces visible, perceptible.
    • These efforts have brought about a perceptible change in the quality of these libraries.
    • Big movements designed to intensify economic integration have brought no perceptible economic benefit.
    • It would be like counting up the least visible bits of a perceptible object.
    • I observe a barely perceptible deepening of wisdom in the eyes, but I'm not sure that much of this isn't what I want to read into the image.
    • The piece slows symphonic time so that movement is barely perceptible.
    • Takeoff was smooth and utterly quiet, with only a barely perceptible sensation of movement.
    • There is a perceptible change in the party's outlook which will soon percolate down to the basic worker.
    • What's worse, they make it to the other side with no perceptible change of pace.
    • Counterpoint is likely to be most immediately perceptible when the distinct voices use the same material in close proximity.
    • The sense of ownership and belonging was not significant, but it was perceptible.
    • There is a perceptible change in the attitude and outlook of the workers.
    • I can't make sense out of debate for the sake of debate when more tangible and perceptible issues of our own lives are left unspoken of.
    • In the recent past, one has noticed a perceptible shift in the way dance productions have been presented.
    • Barely perceptible to the casual observer, the creases in his eyes had fallen just a little more than before.
    • This one has a shifty quality: a slight dulling of the focus; a barely perceptible tightening of the lips.
    • I noticed only the faintest of sound from the rears and did not detect any perceptible subwoofer support.
    • By observances I mean the tiny perceptible changes in the season, the shadows and mist, the leaves and air.
    Synonyms
    noticeable, perceivable, detectable, discernible

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipere ‘seize, understand’ (see perceive).

 
 
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