be imperceptible
imperceptible 常作表语,强调变化或差异极其微小。
The change was imperceptible.
这种变化难以察觉。
难以察觉的;细微的
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难以察觉的;细微的
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
The change was imperceptible.
这种变化难以察觉。
察觉不到的,不可检测的,小到无法观察的。
Not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.
超出人类视野的;过于宏大而无所不包,无法感知的。
Beyond the purview of man; too great and all-encompassing to be perceived.
The change in temperature was imperceptible, so nobody noticed it.
温度的变化难以察觉,所以没有人注意到。
There was an imperceptible smile on her face.
她脸上露出一丝难以察觉的微笑。
Over time, the effects of the medicine are imperceptible.
随着时间的推移,药物的效果难以察觉。
imperceptible 常作表语,强调变化或差异极其微小。
The change was imperceptible.
这种变化难以察觉。
to 后接感知者或感官,表示“对……而言难以察觉”。
The difference is imperceptible to the naked eye.
这种差异肉眼难以察觉。
作定语时通常修饰具体名词,常与 change、difference、smile 等搭配。
She noticed an imperceptible smile on his face.
她注意到他脸上有一丝难以察觉的微笑。
Not this
The temperature changed imperceptible over the night.
Use this
The temperature changed imperceptibly over the night.
imperceptible是形容词,不能修饰动词changed;修饰动词应使用副词imperceptibly,表示“难以察觉地”。受中文“变化得难以察觉”的影响,容易误用形容词。
Not this
The noise was imperceptible for human ears.
Use this
The noise was imperceptible to human ears.
表示“对……来说难以察觉”时,imperceptible后接介词to,表示感知的主体;for表示目的或受益者,不用于这种感知关系,类似visible to、audible to。
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几乎察觉不到的
He gave an almost imperceptible shake of his head.
他几乎不为人所察觉地摇了摇头。
肉眼难以察觉的
The bacteria are imperceptible to the naked eye.
这些细菌用肉眼难以察觉。
难以察觉的变化
The imperceptible change in the painting's color went unnoticed for years.
这幅画颜色的细微变化多年来一直未被注意到。
不易察觉的动作
The thief's imperceptible movement toward the door was caught on camera.
小偷向门口移动的细微动作被摄像头拍了下来。
难以察觉的差别
There is an imperceptible difference between the two shades of white.
这两种白色调之间有着难以察觉的差别。
不易察觉的微笑
An imperceptible smile crossed her face when she heard the news.
听到这个消息时,她脸上掠过一丝不易察觉的微笑。
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把 im 想成“不”,perceptible 是“可感知”,合起来就是“不可感知的”,用来记细微到察觉不到的东西。
语域:formal 常见场景:正式写作、文学或科技类书面描述 该词多用于书面或较正式的表达,形容变化或差异非常细微、几乎无法察觉;日常口语中较少使用。
perceptible、susceptible、acceptable 与 imperceptible 押韵(重读元音 /ɛ/ 及后续读音均为 /sɛptəbəl/;acceptable 虽拼作 -able,读音相同)。incredible、visible 虽也以 -ible 结尾,但读作 /ˈkrɛdəbəl/、/ˈvɪzəbəl/,与 imperceptible 不押韵,不要按拼写类推。
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