imperceptible
adjective (formal)Word Family
- perceive verb
- perception noun
- perceptive adjective
- perceptible adjective (≠ imperceptible)
very small and therefore unable to be seen or felt （小得）无法察觉的，感觉不到的 imperceptible changes in temperature 难以觉察的气温变化 There was an almost imperceptible pause as she gathered her breath to speak. 她屏住呼吸说话时，有一段几乎察觉不到的停顿。 - imperceptible to somebody/something
The differences were imperceptible to all but the most trained eye. 只有最训练有素的眼睛才能察觉到这些差异。 The slight change in the taste was imperceptible to most people. 这种味道的细微改变是多数人难以察觉的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- almost
- nearly
- virtually
- …
- to
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or from medieval Latin imperceptibilis, from in- ‘not’ + perceptibilis, from the verb percipere ‘seize, understand’, from per- ‘entirely’ + capere ‘take’.