(of ideas, thoughts, arguments, etc. )看法、思想、论点等 logical and well organized; easy to understand and clear 合乎逻辑的;有条理的;清楚易懂的 a coherent narrative/account/explanation 条理清楚的叙述/描述/阐述 a coherent policy for the transport system 运输系统方面的一个前后一致的政策
Extra ExamplesTopics Languagec1a logically coherent theory 逻辑上清楚连贯的理论 She was struggling to organize her ideas into a coherent whole. 她尽力将自己的想法组织成一个连贯的整体。 The party's policies were based on prejudice rather than on any coherent ideology. 该党政策的基础是偏见,而不是什么连贯的思想。 They have yet to come up with a coherent policy on this issue. 在这个问题上,他们还没有提出协调一致的政策。 She gave a clear, coherent account to the court. 她向法庭作了清楚合理的陈述。 a perfectly coherent remark 绝对条理分明的话
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(of a person )人 able to talk and express yourself clearly 有表达能力的;能表述清楚的 She only became coherent again two hours after the attack. 她发病两小时之后才恢复了清楚说话的能力。 You're not being very coherent. 你的话前后不太一致。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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opposite incoherent
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘logically related to’): from Latin cohaerent- ‘sticking together’, from the verb cohaerere, from co- ‘together’ + haerere ‘to stick’.