apprehensible

IPA/ˌæp.rɪˈhen.sə.bəl/
IPA/ˌæp.rəˈhen.sə.bəl/

apprehensible — 形容詞

  • apprehensiblepositive
  • more apprehensiblecomparative
  • most apprehensiblesuperlative

1. possible to understand or notice, especially after thinking carefully or examini

1.形容詞C2
釋義

可理解或察覺

能被理解或察覺的

possible to understand or notice, especially after thinking carefully or examining something closely — for example, the meaning of a passage, a pattern in data, or a reason for someone's behaviour that becomes clear only when you look at it with attention.

例句

Saira found her professor's explanation of quantum theory barely apprehensible, despite reading it three times.

Saira 覺得教授對量子力學的解釋幾乎無法理解，儘管她讀了三遍。

barely apprehensible — degree adverb pattern

Even after careful questioning, the link between the car theft and the burglary was not immediately apprehensible to the officers.

警方仔細詢問證人後，仍未能立即理解汽車竊案與入室搶劫之間的關聯。

not immediately apprehensible to — negative with effort cue

同義詞
  • comprehensible

    more common and less formal; 'comprehensible' implies something is within the range of normal understanding, while 'apprehensible' suggests it requires some effort to grasp

  • understandable

    most common alternative; less formal and broader in use, covering both intellectual grasp and emotional acceptance

  • intelligible

    focuses on clarity of expression, especially speech or writing; 'apprehensible' is broader, covering anything the mind can grasp

  • perceptible

    closer to the 'noticeable' side of 'apprehensible'; used for things detected by the senses rather than the intellect

反義詞
  • incomprehensible

    impossible to understand; the most common antonym

  • imperceptible

    impossible to notice; antonym for the 'noticeable' side of the meaning

文法句型

be + apprehensible

be + [adverb] + apprehensible

be + apprehensible + to [someone]

用法筆記

Frequently used in formal or academic writing. Common in negative constructions (not apprehensible, barely apprehensible) or with adverbs that limit understanding. The word is less common than the near-synonyms 'comprehensible' or 'understandable' and sounds more technical.

常見錯誤

❌The teacher's explanation was apprehensive to all students.
✅The teacher's explanation was apprehensible to all students.
💡'apprehensive' means worried or anxious, not understandable.
❌Her instructions were clear and very comprehensible.' (when 'apprehensible' is intended)
✅Her instructions were clear and very apprehensible.
💡'comprehensible' is more common and less formal; 'apprehensible' emphasises grasping something through mental effort.