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单词 considerable
释义 con·sid·er·a·ble
I. \kənˈsidər(ə)bəl, -drəb-, rapid -R -dəb-\ adjective
(sometimes -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin considerabilis, from Latin considerare to consider + -abilis -able
1. obsolete
 a. : capable of being perceived or understood : perceptible, cognizable
  < a considerable truth >
 b. : calling for consideration : requiring to be observed, borne in mind, or attended to : notable
  < a considerable testimony >
2. : worthy of consideration : of consequence or distinction : important, significant
 < a series of rather considerable observations on human behavior >
 < William Faulkner is … the most considerable 20th-century American writer of short fiction — William Peden >
3.
 a. : rather large in extent or degree
  < a considerable distance >
  < a considerable number >
  < he got in considerable trouble >
 b. : great in size : large
  < a house with a considerable barn in back >
  < fingers, with a considerable diamond on one, a star sapphire on another — Glenway Wescott >
II. noun
(-s)
1. obsolete : a thing to be considered
2. : a considerable amount, degree, or extent
 < learned considerable of his life >
 < anything else the proprietor can get together and the public will stand for, which is considerable — W.L.Gresham >
III. adverb
now dialect : considerably
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