Intangible



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 不可捉摸的
• ［英］ adj. 不可捉摸的 ( incorporeal; impalpable)
• ［类］ 反义词: corporeal ( 物质的)
• ［记］ in ( 不) +tangible ( 可触摸的)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: French or Medieval Latin; French, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin tangibilis tangible
• Date: 1640
• not tangible ; impalpable <education's intangible benefits>
• ? intangibility noun
• ? intangibleness noun
• ? intangibly adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1914
• something intangible: as
  • a. an asset (as goodwill) that is not corporeal
  • b. an abstract quality or attribute (as loyalty or creativity)

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