perceptible
英 [p?'sept?b(?)l]
美 [p?'s?pt?bl]
助記提示
1、per- "thoroughly" + cept- + -ible.
2、literally "take entirely".
3、figuratively "grasp with the mind, learn, comprehend, recognize, notice".
4、如今，在英語里只使用其比喻義、引申義。
英文詞源
- perceptible (adj.)
- early 15c., "perceptive," from Late Latin perceptibilis "perceptible," from Latin percept-, past participle stem of percipere (see perceive). Meaning "capable of being perceived" is from c. 1600. Related: Perceptibly; perceptibility.
雙語例句
- 1. Pasternak gave him a barely perceptible smile.
- 帕斯特納克給了他一個(gè)幾乎無法察覺的微笑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The price increase has had no perceptible effect on sales.
- 這次提價(jià)沒有對銷售產(chǎn)生明顯的影響。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. The difference is scarcely perceptible to the average reader.
- 這種差別一般讀者幾乎是察覺不到的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.
- 他的嘴角彎了彎,露出一絲幾乎察覺不到的笑容.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. There was a slight but perceptible air of neglect.
- 有一種微弱但可察覺的冷落意味。
來自辭典例句