perceptible
英 [pə'septɪb(ə)l]
美 [pɚ'sɛptəbl]
TEM8 IELTS
1、per- "thoroughly" + cept- + -ible.
2、literally "take entirely".
3、figuratively "grasp with the mind, learn, comprehend, recognize, notice".
4、如今,在英语里只使用其比喻义、引申义。
- 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.
- 1. Pasternak gave him a barely perceptible smile.
- 帕斯特纳克给了他一个几乎无法察觉的微笑。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The price increase has had no perceptible effect on sales.
- 这次提价没有对销售产生明显的影响。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The difference is scarcely perceptible to the average reader.
- 这种差别一般读者几乎是察觉不到的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.
- 他的嘴角弯了弯,露出一丝几乎察觉不到的笑容.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. There was a slight but perceptible air of neglect.
- 有一种微弱但可察觉的冷落意味。
来自辞典例句