comprehensible

/ˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːmprɪˈhensəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl -prē-/ (ame, mw)

comprehensible — adjective

  • comprehensiblepositive
  • more comprehensiblecomparative
  • most comprehensiblesuperlative

1. clear enough for a reader or listener to grasp the meaning, often with the impli

1.形容詞C1
釋義

clear enough for a reader or listener to grasp the meaning, often with the implication that some effort or background knowledge is needed.

例句

Caleb rewrote the safety manual in plain English so it was comprehensible to new factory workers.

comprehensible to + somebody

The professor's lecture on quantum physics was barely comprehensible without a strong maths background.

barely comprehensible — degree adverb collocation

同義詞
  • understandable

    more neutral and common in everyday speech

  • intelligible

    stresses that the form (sound, handwriting, language) can be deciphered

  • accessible

    stresses that a non-expert reader can follow it

  • clear

    broader; covers both understandability and visibility

反義詞

文法句型

comprehensible to + somebody

用法筆記

Frequently followed by 'to + somebody' to name the target audience. More formal than 'understandable'; common in academic, technical, and editorial writing about texts, speech, or explanations.

常見錯誤

❌The film was very comprehensible to enjoy.
✅The film was easy to enjoy.
💡'comprehensible' is about being understood, not about ease of enjoyment.
❌He is a comprehensible teacher.
✅His teaching is comprehensible.' or 'He is a clear teacher.
💡the adjective describes texts, speech, and explanations, not the person producing them.