perceptible
/pəˈseptəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /pərˈseptəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /pər-ˈsep-tə-bəl/ (ame, mw)
perceptible — 形容詞
- perceptiblepositive
- more perceptiblecomparative
- most perceptiblesuperlative
1. strong or clear enough for people to notice with their eyes, ears, skin, or mind
可察覺的
程度足以讓人察覺
strong or clear enough for people to notice with their eyes, ears, skin, or mind
A slight gas smell became perceptible after a few minutes.
幾分鐘後,開始可以察覺到一股淡淡的瓦斯味。
become perceptible after a delay
There was a perceptible pause before the judge read the result.
法官宣讀結果前,有一段明顯的停頓。
there was + perceptible noun
By spring, the garden showed a perceptible change in color.
到了春天,花園的顏色有了看得出的變化。
The baby's fever dropped, but improvement was hardly perceptible at noon.
寶寶的燒退了,但到中午時好轉仍幾乎察覺不到。
Under the door, a perceptible line of light reached the hall.
門縫下透出一道看得見的光,照進了走廊。
- noticeable
more common and often a little stronger in everyday English
- detectable
often used for weak signals, changes, or results found by checking
- observable
more formal and often used for things that can be seen or measured
- imperceptible
used when something is too slight or weak to be noticed
文法句型
a perceptible change/smell/pause
be barely perceptible
用法筆記
Usually describes something slight rather than striking, so it often suggests careful noticing. Often appears before a noun, but it also follows be with adverbs such as barely and hardly.