visible

/ˈvɪzəbl/ adj.
一句话记住

看得见的;可见的;明显的;显著的

释义与例句

adj. 看得见的;可见的
able to be seen
  1. The stars are barely visible tonight.
    今晚的星星几乎看不见。
  2. The mountain is clearly visible from our window on sunny days.
    晴天时从我们的窗户能清楚地看到那座山。
展开其余 3 条例句
  1. A small scar was visible above his left eyebrow.
    他左眉上方有一道明显的疤痕。
  2. The ship became visible through the fog at about noon.
    大约中午时分,那艘船从雾中显现出来。
  3. These tiny cells are not visible to the naked eye.
    这些微小的细胞肉眼看不见。
adj. 明显的;显著的
easy to notice
  1. There has been a visible improvement in her work.
    她的工作有了明显的进步。
  2. The company showed no visible sign of recovery.
    公司没有表现出任何复苏的明显迹象。
展开其余 3 条例句
  1. His relief was visible to everyone in the room.
    房间里的每个人都能看出他松了一口气。
  2. The tension between them was visible as soon as they met.
    他们一见面就能看出彼此之间的紧张。
  3. After months of training, the runners showed visible progress.
    经过几个月的训练,跑者们都取得了明显的进步。

词源与构词

vis(看)+ -ible(能被……的),能被眼睛看到的,就是“可见的”。

vis 词根 · to see,看
-ible 后缀 · able to be,能被……的
记忆钩子 vis(看)+ ible(能):眼睛能捕捉到的,就是可见的。

词族与关联词

同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
  • advise 建议;劝告;提供意见
    I would advise you to arrive early. 我建议你早点到。
  • evident 明显的;显而易见的
    It was evident that she was tired. 很明显她累了。
  • invisible 看不见的;隐形的
    The air is invisible, but we feel it on a windy day. 空气看不见,但在刮风的日子我们能感觉到它。
  • provide 提供;供给
    The school provides free lunch for students. 学校为学生提供免费午餐。
  • provision 供应;提供
    The provision of clean water is the city's top priority. 提供清洁用水是这座城市的首要任务。
  • revise 修改;修订
    The author revised the last chapter three times. 作者把最后一章修改了三遍。
  • supervise 监督;管理;指导
    A senior teacher supervised the new staff during their first term. 一位资深教师在第一学期指导新入职的员工。
  • television 电视;电视机
    We watched the match on television. 我们在电视上看了那场比赛。
  • vision 视力;视觉
    His vision is poor without glasses. 他不戴眼镜视力很差。
  • visit 参观;拜访
    We visited the museum last Sunday. 上周日我们参观了博物馆。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • visibility 能见度;可见性
    -ity 名词词尾,由 visible 变来。
  • visibly 明显地
    -ly 副词词尾,如 visibly shaken(明显受了震动)。
  • invisible 看不见的
    in-(不)+ visible,反义词。
同义词
  • noticeable 明显的
    noticeable 侧重“容易注意到”,不限于视觉,也可指变化、差别;visible 强调肉眼真能看见。
    There was a noticeable change in his attitude. 他的态度有了明显的变化。
  • apparent 显而易见的
    apparent 多指“看起来如此”,有时暗示表面而非事实;visible 强调确实看得见,不含推测。
    It soon became apparent that she was lying. 很快就明显看出她在撒谎。
反义词
  • invisible 看不见的
    The gas is invisible and has no smell. 这种气体看不见,也没有气味。
  • hidden 隐藏的
    The key was hidden under the mat. 钥匙藏在垫子下面。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • visual 视觉的
    都来自 vis(看):visible 的 -ible 表被动可能,“能被看见的”;visual 的 -ual 表属性,“与视觉有关的”,visual aid 是视觉教具,本身不一定 visible。
    The film is a visual feast for the audience. 这部电影对观众来说是一场视觉盛宴。
  • visitable 可参观的
    拼写接近但词根不同:visitable 来自 visit(拜访)+ -able,意为“可参观的”;visible 来自 vis(看)+ -ible,意为“看得见的”。
    The ruins are visitable only in summer. 这处遗址只在夏季开放参观。
常见搭配
  • clearly visible 清晰可见
    The sign is clearly visible from the road. 从路上就能清楚地看到那块牌子。
  • visible to the naked eye 肉眼可见
    The comet is now visible to the naked eye. 这颗彗星现在肉眼可见。
  • visible progress 明显的进步
    The students have made visible progress this term. 这学期学生们取得了明显的进步。