Word · Frequency #14873
intelligible
可理解的；易懂的
核心释义
Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.
- 1.
可理解的；清楚的。
Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.
- 2.
可理解的
capable of being apprehended or understood
- 3.
发音清晰且响亮可辨的
well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly
发音清晰的；清晰可辨的；可理解的；清楚的。；可理解的；发音清晰且响亮可辨的；易理解的
用法In use
His speech was barely intelligible due to the loud background noise.
用法提示：intelligible 作形容词，意为“可理解的”，此处描述讲话在噪音环境下难以听清。
The teacher rewrote the instructions to make them more intelligible for her students.
用法提示：intelligible 作形容词，说明修改后的指令更易于理解。
Although he spoke quickly, his accent was clear and his words were perfectly intelligible.
用法提示：intelligible 表示说话内容可被理解，强调清晰度。
intelligible pronunciation
be intelligible to sb
表示某事物对某人来说可理解。
His speech was barely intelligible to the audience.
他的讲话观众几乎无法理解。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mutually intelligible
- 互相可理解的；可互通的
- Spanish and Portuguese are largely mutually intelligible.西班牙语和葡萄牙语在很大程度上可以互通理解。
- barely intelligible
- 几乎无法听懂的；难以辨清的
- The recording was so poor that the speaker's words were barely intelligible.录音质量太差，说话人的话几乎听不清楚。
- perfectly intelligible
- 完全易懂的；非常清楚的
- Her explanation was perfectly intelligible to everyone in the room.她的解释在座的人全都听得懂。
- intelligible to
- 对…来说可理解的
- The instructions should be intelligible to non-specialists.这些说明应该能让非专业人士看懂。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
intelligible 里有 tell：说话能讲清楚（tell），听者才可理解；别和 intelligent（聪明的）混淆。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、formal presentations、speech/audio quality assessment 该词偏正式，多用于书面语、学术或技术性语境；也可用于评价说话或录音是否清晰可辨。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
和 intelligible 真正押韵的是 eligible，从重读元音到结尾都是 /ɛlədʒəbəl/。legible、negligible、tangible、intangible 虽有相同的 -gible 拼写，但发音不同：legible /ˈlɛdʒəbəl/、negligible /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl/、tangible /ˈtændʒəbəl/、intangible /ɪnˈtændʒəbəl/，不要按拼写类推。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.