intelligible

UK/ɪn'telɪdʒɪb(ə)l/US/in'telidʒәbl/

IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Able to be understood; clear.

可理解的，明白易懂的。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

intel-between, among

ligchoose, pick, read, gather

-iblecapable of

=intelligible

intel- (among) + lig (pick out / read) + -ible (able to be) = able to be picked out and grasped by the mind — understandable. 'Mutually intelligible' dialects are ones whose speakers can each pick out the meaning of the other.

Root lect still carries 128 more words

Common Collocations

1.barely intelligible几乎难以理解的
2.mutually intelligible相互可理解的
3.perfectly intelligible完全可理解的

Example Sentences

1.
His handwriting is barely intelligible.
2.
Spanish and Italian are partly mutually intelligible.

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