| 单词 | understandable |
| 释义 | understandable (once / 3407 pages) adj Something understandable can be understood or grasped. It makes sense. Since understanding something means you comprehend or get it, when things are understandable, they can be perceived or fathomed. If a friend cancels plans to see a movie because he's sick, that's understandable. Leaving one job for a better paying job is understandable. Eating a lot of cake on your birthday is understandable. Understandable things are easy to grasp and no one is likely to doubt or question them. The opposite of understandable would be weird, odd, or inexplicable. WORD FAMILYunderstandable: understandability+/misunderstand: misunderstanding, misunderstands/misunderstanding: misunderstandings/misunderstood: misunderstoodest/understand: misunderstand, understandable, understanding, understands, understood/understanding: understandingly, understandings/understood: misunderstood, understoodest, ununderstood USAGE EXAMPLESThere are understandable questions about the bidding criteria. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) It’s understandable why Rousey would be reluctant to play barker. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) That is understandable, but Melancon leaving after such a brief tenure raises more questions than it answers. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) adj capable of being apprehended or understood Syn apprehensible, graspable, intelligible, perceivable comprehendible, comprehensible capable of being comprehended or understood |
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