- intelligible (to somebody)
that can be easily understood synonym understandable易懂的;容易理解的 His lecture was readily intelligible to all the students. 他的讲课学生们都能轻松地听懂。 The child’s speech was barely intelligible. 那个小孩子的话很难懂。
Extra ExamplesHis reply was barely intelligible. 他的回答几乎让人听不懂。 She found his motives perfectly intelligible. 她发觉他的动机是完全可以理解的。 They do their best to make science intelligible to young children. 他们想方设法使科学知识明白易懂,让小孩子能够理解。 We need an explanation that is readily intelligible to ordinary people. 我们需要能让普通人一听就懂的解释。 It's unlikely that their answer will be intelligible to her. 她不大可能理解他们的答案。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- make something
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- fully
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Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘capable of understanding’): from Latin intelligibilis, from intelligere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.