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be unintelligible
His speech was unintelligible.
他的讲话无法理解。
无法理解的；难以听懂的；晦涩的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
无法理解的；难以听懂的；晦涩的
impossible to understand; not able to be understood
His speech was unintelligible.
他的讲话无法理解。
不可理解的；无法理解的。
Not intelligible; unable to be understood.
发音不清或被噪音淹没
poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise
不清晰易懂或表达不清
not clearly understood or expressed
The recording was so muffled that the speaker's words were completely unintelligible.
录音太模糊了，说话者的话完全听不清楚。
AI contextual example
She spoke in a strong dialect, and her directions were unintelligible to the tourists.
她说话带着浓重的方言，游客们听不懂她的指路。
AI contextual example
His handwriting is nearly unintelligible, so I asked him to send an email instead.
他的字迹几乎难以辨认，所以我请他用电子邮件发送。
AI contextual example
unintelligible speech
难以理解的讲话
WordNet
His speech was unintelligible.
他的讲话无法理解。
The text is unintelligible to beginners.
这篇课文对初学者来说难以理解。
The recording became unintelligible due to static.
由于静电干扰，录音变得无法听清。
I find his explanation unintelligible.
我觉得他的解释莫名其妙。
Not this
His speech was unintelligable.
Use this
His speech was unintelligible.
拼写错误：'unintelligible'的正确拼写是'-igible'，不是'-igable'。
Not this
The unintelligibility sound made it hard to understand.
Use this
The unintelligible sound made it hard to understand.
词性混淆：'unintelligibility'是名词，意为“无法理解”；修饰名词需用形容词'unintelligible'。
Not this
His handwriting is unintelligible.
Use this
His handwriting is illegible.
词义混淆：'unintelligible'指言语难以听懂；'illegible'指字迹难以辨认。描述书写时请用'illegible'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
完全无法理解的
His speech was completely unintelligible because of the loud music.
由于音乐太响，他的话完全听不懂。
含糊不清的言语
The patient's unintelligible speech was a side effect of the medication.
病人含糊不清的言语是药物的副作用。
难以辨认的噪音
The recording was spoiled by unintelligible noise in the background.
录音被背景中难以辨认的噪音破坏了。
彼此无法理解的
The two dialects are mutually unintelligible, so they need a translator.
这两种方言彼此无法理解，所以他们需要翻译。
对……来说难以理解
The legal documents were unintelligible to most of the applicants.
这些法律文件对大多数申请者来说难以理解。
难以理解的行话
The user manual is full of unintelligible jargon for beginners.
这本用户手册对初学者来说满是难以理解的行话。
Use unintelligible naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：un（不）+ intelligible（可理解），像听含混外语广播，叽里咕噜——unintelligible 就是完全听不懂。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作或报告、描述难以听清或理解的语音内容 通常用于书面或正式语境，表示内容无法理解或听不清楚；日常口语中较少使用。
只有 intelligible 与目标词真正押韵，因为它与 unintelligible 为同一词根，去掉前缀 un- 后发音从重读音节起完全一致。其他 -gible 词（eligible、legible、negligible、illegible）虽拼写相似，但重音位置或元音不同，均不押韵；gullible 的元音和 g 的发音也完全不同。注意勿仅凭 -ible 拼写推断读音。
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