Word · Frequency #14092
comprehensible
可理解的；能懂的
核心释义
Able to be understood.
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可理解的；能理解的。
Able to be comprehended.
可理解的；能理解的。；可理解的
用法In use
The teacher spoke slowly to make her instructions more comprehensible.
用法提示：形容词作宾语补足语，表示‘可理解的’。
The technical report was written in such dense jargon that it was barely comprehensible.
用法提示：形容词作表语，描述主语‘难懂’的性质。
For young children, stories with simple vocabulary and clear illustrations are highly comprehensible.
用法提示：形容词作表语，表示‘易于理解的’。
be comprehensible to sb
表示对某人来说是可理解的。
This explanation is comprehensible to beginners.
这个解释对初学者是可理解的。
be comprehensible in sth
表示在某方面或某种形式下可理解。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- perfectly comprehensible
- 完全可以理解的
- Her explanation was perfectly comprehensible to the students.她的解释对学生来说完全可以理解。
- easily comprehensible
- 容易理解的
- The guide uses easily comprehensible examples.这本指南使用了容易理解的例子。
- mutually comprehensible
- 相互可懂的
- The two dialects are mutually comprehensible.这两种方言是相互可懂的。
- comprehensible to
- 对……可理解的
- The policy needs to be comprehensible to ordinary citizens.这项政策需要让普通市民能够理解。
- make something comprehensible
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
comprehend（理解）加上 -ible（可…的）→“可理解的”。能 comprehend 的就是 comprehensible。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、formal presentations、educational materials 该词通常用于书面或较正式的场合，在学术写作和教学语境中比较常见；日常口语中更常说 understandable。选择用词时注意语域，正式表达用 comprehensible 更自然。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词to连用，表示'对某人可理解的'。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ensible (sensible, defensible, apprehensible, ostensible) rhyme with comprehensible: the stressed vowel /ɛ/ is followed by /nsəbəl/. Lookalikes responsible and accessible do not rhyme: responsible has /ɒ/ in the stressed syllable, and accessible lacks the /n/ before /s/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.