indiscernible
UK/,ɪndɪ'sɜːnɪb(ə)l/US/.indi'sә:nәbl/
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Definitions
adj.
Impossible or very hard to perceive or make out
难以辨别的，看不出来的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
discerniblenot, apart, away
=indiscernible
in- (not) + discernible (able to be made out) = not able to be made out. See discern.
Common Collocations
- 1.an indiscernible difference难以辨别的差异
- 2.almost indiscernible几乎看不出来
- 3.indiscernible to the eye肉眼无法分辨
Example Sentences
- 1.
The change was so small it was almost indiscernible.
- 2.
His whisper was indiscernible over the noise.