Word · Frequency #11571
audible
听得见的；可闻的
heard or perceptible by the ear
- 1.
Able to be heard.
能听见的；可听到的。
能听见的；可听到的。；听得见的；[电] 可闻的
In use
The music was faintly audible from the next room.
She answered in a barely audible whisper, so I moved closer.
The warning signal was clearly audible above the noise of the machines.
be audible
形容词，意为“听得见的”，可作表语。
The sound was barely audible.
那声音几乎听不见。
be audible to sb
形容词，表示“对某人来说可闻/某人能听到”。
The teacher's voice was audible to everyone in the hall.
大厅里的每个人都能听到老师的声音。
call an audible
名词，美式橄榄球术语，指开球前口头改变战术。
The quarterback called an audible at the line of scrimmage.
四分卫在争球线前临时改变了进攻战术。
Common mistakes
He answered audible.He answered audibly.
audible 是形容词，不能修饰动词 answered；修饰动词要用副词 audibly，表示“可听见地”。
The sound was audible for the audience.The sound was audible to the audience.
表达“对……是可听见的”时，audible 后接介词 to，而不是 for；audible to somebody 是固定搭配。
The whisper was barely auditory.The whisper was barely audible.
auditory 意为“听觉的”，不是“听得见的”；表示“能听见的”必须用 audible。
Connections
Collocations
- barely audible
- 几乎听不见的
- Her voice was barely audible over the noise.她的声音在嘈杂中几乎听不见。
- clearly audible
- 清晰可闻的
- The alarm was clearly audible from the next room.警报声在隔壁房间清晰可闻。
- audible sigh
- 听得见的叹息
- He let out an audible sigh of relief.他如释重负地发出一声听得见的叹息。
- audible gasp
- 听得见的倒吸气声
- There was an audible gasp from the audience.观众中传来一声听得见的倒吸气声。
- audible signal
- 声音信号
- The device emits an audible signal when charging is complete.充电完成时，设备会发出声音信号。
- audible alarm
Learner notes
Memory Tip
由 audio（音频）联想，凡能听到的就是 audible“听得见的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：formal or written description、technical or acoustic settings、everyday speech (less common) 作“听得见的”讲时，该词为中性词，但多用于正式、书面或技术性描述（如 audible alarm、barely audible）；日常口语中更常用 can hear / could be heard。
Grammar Note
audibles
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正和 audible 押韵的词是 laudable（/ˈlɔːdəbəl/），两者的重读元音及之后都是 /ɔːdəbəl/。edible、visible、possible 都带有 -ible 拼写，结尾也是 /əbəl/，但重音元音不同，因此不押韵；capable 的 -able 读音接近但不押韵；audience 以 aud 开头、读音同为 /ɔː/，但结尾完全不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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