| 单词 | intelligible |
| 释义 | intelligible (once / 503 pages) adj Use the adjective intelligible to describe speech that is loud and clear, like the intelligible words of your principal which, thanks to a microphone, you were able to hear. When your goal is to make your writing intelligible to anyone who reads it, you chose clear, precise words and give details that tell more about what you mean. You might also include examples. Intelligible comes from the Latin word intelligibilis, "that can understand or that which can be understood." The earlier meaning of intelligible was "able to understand," which today is closer to the meaning of intelligent. WORD FAMILYintelligible: intelligibility, intelligibly, unintelligible+/unintelligibility: unintelligibilities/unintelligible: unintelligibility, unintelligibly USAGE EXAMPLES“It’s a pretty blunt instrument to be trying to say something intelligible on what his plans are,” he said. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) There are differences, because English is mixed with different languages in each country but they are usually mutually intelligible. BBC(Nov 16, 2016) They can make a wider world intelligible, alive, and urgent. The Guardian(Nov 09, 2016) 1adj capable of being apprehended or understood Syn apprehensible, graspable, perceivable, understandable comprehendible, comprehensible capable of being comprehended or understood 2adj well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly intelligible pronunciation Syn|Ant comprehendible, comprehensible capable of being comprehended or understood unintelligible poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise incomprehensible, uncomprehensibledifficult to understand slurred, thickspoken as if with a thick tongue |
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