readable

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Legible, possible to read or at least decipher.
    — If that sign were still readable we'd know where we are!
  2. Which can be read—i.e. accessed or played—by a certain technical type of device.
    — No sale, those aren't readable with my DVD-player!
  3. Enjoyable to read, of an acceptable stylistic quality or at least functionally composed.
    — These assembly instructions aren't readable, I still don't have a clue how to start!

词形变化

more readable comparative readabler comparative,nonstandard,rare most readable superlative readablest nonstandard,rare,superlative

词汇关系

反义词
unreadable illegible
下位词
computer-readable human-readable machine-readable
衍生词
lawyer-readable nonreadable readability readableness readably

词源

Etymology tree
English read
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English readable
From read + -able.
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