detectable

/dɪˈtektəbl/ (bre, ipa) · [dɪtˈɛktəbəl] /dɪˈtektəbl/ (ame, ipa) · [dɪtˈɛktəbəl] /-əbəl How to pronounce detectable (audio)/ (ame, mw)

detectable — 形容詞

  • detectablepositive
  • more detectablecomparative
  • most detectablesuperlative

1. present clearly enough for people or equipment to find, notice, or measure

1.形容詞C1
釋義

可檢出的

能被察覺或測出的

present clearly enough for people or equipment to find, notice, or measure

例句

A faint smell of smoke was still detectable in the hallway.

走廊裡仍然聞得到一股淡淡的煙味。

be + detectable in [place]

By morning, traces of sugar were detectable in Jin's blood test.

到了早上，Jin 的血液檢查裡仍驗得出糖分痕跡。

detectable in a test result

同義詞
  • noticeable

    more everyday and often stronger; it suggests something stands out more clearly

  • perceptible

    more formal and often used for slight changes noticed by the senses

  • measurable

    narrower; emphasizes that the result can be counted or expressed in numbers

反義詞

文法句型

be + detectable in/on/by

barely/hardly/still + detectable

detectable + noun

用法筆記

Usually describes a weak sign, trace, change, or effect that can still be found by careful observation or by a test. Common in scientific, medical, and technical contexts, and often modified by adverbs such as 'barely', 'hardly', and 'still'.

常見錯誤

❌The twins are detectable because of their matching jackets.
✅The twins are recognizable because of their matching jackets.
💡'detectable' is used for signs, traces, or changes that can be found, not for identifying who someone is.