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tangible + [noun]
常与benefits、results、progress等搭配，表示“实际的、具体的”。
The new policy brought tangible benefits to local residents.
新政策给当地居民带来了实实在在的好处。
真实的；具体的；确凿的
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真实的；具体的；确凿的
real; concrete; able to be treated as fact
The new policy brought tangible benefits to local residents.
新政策给当地居民带来了实实在在的好处。
常用于抽象事物，指真实、明确、可把握的，如 tangible evidence（确凿的证据）
可触摸的；能通过触觉感知的。
Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
可感知的,尤其是通过触觉感知的
perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
可感知的。
Perceptible; able to be perceived.
可当作事实对待的
capable of being treated as fact
The new policy brought tangible improvements to the community.
新政策给社区带来了切实的改善。
AI contextual example
The professor asked for tangible evidence before accepting the theory.
教授要求先有确凿的证据才接受这个理论。
AI contextual example
We need to turn these ideas into something tangible.
我们需要把这些想法变成实际的东西。
AI contextual example
skin with a tangible roughness
摸上去有明显粗糙感的皮肤
WordNet
常与benefits、results、progress等搭配，表示“实际的、具体的”。
The new policy brought tangible benefits to local residents.
新政策给当地居民带来了实实在在的好处。
强调通过感官（尤其是触觉）感知，常与the touch连用。
The roughness of the bark was tangible to the touch.
树皮的粗糙感用手触摸即可感知。
表示“使……变得具体/可感知”，宾语后接形容词作补语。
The diagram makes the abstract concept tangible.
这幅图表使抽象的概念变得具体可感。
Not this
We need to tangible the results.
Use this
We need to make the results tangible.
tangible 是形容词，不能直接作动词；要表达“使……变得具体/有形”，需要用 make + 宾语 + tangible 的结构。
Not this
The benefits tangible increased.
Use this
The benefits increased tangibly.
动词 increase 需要用副词 tangibly 来修饰，而形容词 tangible 只能修饰名词或作表语，不能修饰动词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
有形资产
The company's tangible assets include its buildings and equipment.
公司的有形资产包括其建筑物和设备。
确凿的证据
The police needed tangible evidence to make an arrest.
警方需要确凿的证据才能逮捕。
实实在在的成果
After months of work, we finally saw tangible results.
经过数月的努力，我们终于看到了实实在在的成果。
切实的好处
Regular exercise has tangible benefits for your health.
经常锻炼对健康有切实的好处。
实质性的进展
The talks made tangible progress toward a peace agreement.
会谈在达成和平协议方面取得了实质性的进展。
具体形式
Her ideas began to take tangible form in the new design.
她的想法开始在新设计中体现为具体形式。
实实在在的成果；看得见的成效
After months of hard work, the team finally saw tangible results.
经过数月的努力，团队终于看到了实实在在的成果。
实实在在的好处；看得见的利益
Regular exercise brings tangible benefits for both body and mind.
经常锻炼对身心都有实实在在的好处。
确凿的证据；具体可感的证据
The police needed tangible evidence before they could press charges.
警方需要确凿的证据才能提起诉讼。
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想象太阳下晒着的石头，伸手能摸到它的温度与质感——tangible 就是“可触摸、具体的、真实的”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、商务与法律文书、学术写作 tangible 整体较中性，口语和书面语均可用；在法律、商务、学术等较正式场合中比较常见于描述具体、确凿或可触摸的事物。
作定语或表语均可；指具体事物时表示“可触摸的”，指抽象事物时表示“切实的、真实的”。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.