tolerable
UK/'tɒlәrәbl/US
IELTSTOEFLC2
Definitions
adj.
Able to be endured or put up with
可忍受的，可容忍的
adj.
Fairly good but not excellent; acceptable, passable
尚可的，过得去的（不算好）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtoler (bear) + -able (capable of being) = 'able to be borne.' But notice the quiet slide: what you can merely *put up with* is rarely great, so tolerable usually means just 'acceptable, passable' rather than genuinely good.
Root tol still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.barely tolerable勉强能忍受
- 2.perfectly tolerable完全可以接受
- 3.make something tolerable使某事变得可以忍受
- 4.tolerable level可接受的程度
Example Sentences
- 1.
The pain was tolerable as long as she didn't move her arm.
- 2.
The hotel was nothing special, but the room was perfectly tolerable.
- 3.
A good night's sleep made the long journey tolerable.