Tangible



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.可触摸的
• ［英］ adj.可触摸的 ( touchable, palpable)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere to touch
• Date: 1589
• 1.
  • a. capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch ; palpable
  • b. substantially real ; material
• 2. capable of being precisely identified or realized by the mind <her grief was tangible>
• 3. capable of being appraised at an actual or approximate value <tangible assets>
• Synonyms: see perceptible
• ? tangibility noun
• ? tangibleness noun
• ? tangibly adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1890
• something tangible; especially a tangible asset

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