comprehensible
UK/.kɒmpri'hensibl/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Able to be understood
可理解的,能懂的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcom- (fully) + prehens (grasp) + -ible (able to be) = 'able to be fully grasped' — i.e. understandable. The opposite, incomprehensible, is something the mind simply can't get hold of.
Root prehens still carries 16 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.readily comprehensible易于理解的
Example Sentences
- 1.
She explained the rules in a clear, comprehensible way.
- 2.
The instructions were barely comprehensible to a beginner.