utterable
utterable — 形容詞
- utterablepositive
- more utterablecomparative
- most utterablesuperlative
1. able to be said aloud or put into words, especially a feeling or thought that is
說得出口的
能說出口的，多指難以啟齒的感受
able to be said aloud or put into words, especially a feeling or thought that is hard to share.
After months of silence, Naoko found her grief was finally utterable to a close friend.
沉默了好幾個月後，Naoko 發現自己的悲傷終於能向一位好友說出口了。
utterable + to [person] for a feeling that can now be spoken
The priest believed no thought was too dark to be utterable in the quiet church.
這位神父相信，在安靜的教堂裡，再黑暗的念頭也沒有什麼是說不出口的。
be utterable: a thought that can be spoken aloud
Some emotions feel barely utterable until a trusted listener gives us the words.
有些情緒幾乎難以言說，直到一位信得過的傾聽者替我們找到合適的字句。
Élise wondered whether her deepest fear was even utterable in plain language.
Élise 不確定自己最深的恐懼是否真能用平實的語言說得出口。
The poet argued that beauty becomes utterable only when we stop chasing perfect words.
這位詩人主張，唯有不再追求完美的字句，美才變得能夠言說。
- expressible
more common; covers any way of showing a feeling, not only speech
- speakable
stresses physically saying it aloud rather than the act of expressing meaning
- unutterable
far more common than the positive form; means too strong or terrible to put into words
- inexpressible
a feeling so deep that no words can capture it
用法筆記
Almost always used of abstract things such as feelings, thoughts, or names, not of physical objects. Frequently appears with 'barely', 'hardly', or in the negative ('not utterable').