Audible



GRE TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 听得见的
• ［英］ adj. 听得见的 ( that can be heard clearly)
• ［类］ audible : stentorian / discernable : obvious ( 听得见的 : 洪亮的 / 可见的 : 明显的)
• ［例］ Her voice was scarcely audible above the noise of the wind.

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire to hear; akin to Greek aisthanesthai to perceive, Sanskrit āvis evidently
• Date: 1529
• heard or capable of being heard
• • audibility noun
• • audibly adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1962
• a substitute offensive or defensive play called at the line of scrimmage in football

III. intransitive verb (-bled; audibling)

• Date: 1974
• to call an audible audibled to a pass play — Peter King

记忆

[比较] edible 可食用的

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