intelligible

adjective

/ɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl/

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单词	intelligible
释义	intelligible adjective /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl/ /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl/ jump to other results intelligible (to somebody) that can be easily understood synonym understandable His lecture was readily intelligible to all the students. The child’s speech was barely intelligible. opposite unintelligible Extra Examples His reply was barely intelligible. She found his motives perfectly intelligible. They do their best to make science intelligible to young children. We need an explanation that is readily intelligible to ordinary people. It's unlikely that their answer will be intelligible to her. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become make something … adverb fully perfectly easily … preposition to See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘capable of understanding’): from Latin intelligibilis, from intelligere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.
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