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单词 understandable
释义

Definition of understandable in English:

understandable

adjectiveʌndəˈstandəblˌəndərˈstændəb(ə)l
  • 1Able to be understood.

    though his accent was strange, the words were perfectly understandable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She is able to explain the more arcane bits of theology in a very clear and understandable way.
    Synonyms
    comprehensible, easy to understand, intelligible, penetrable, fathomable, graspable, lucid, coherent, clear, crystal clear, explicit, unambiguous, transparent, plain, straightforward, digestible, user-friendly, glanceable
    perspicuous
    1. 1.1 To be expected; natural, reasonable, or forgivable.
      such fears are understandable
      it is understandable that mistakes occur sometimes
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This is understandable but in the long term it is a serious mistake.
      • His reasons for leaving were understandable.
      • So why did it seem so understandable and even, dare I say it, innocent, in his telling?
      • Business customers are always slow in upgrading, for obvious and understandable reasons.
      • This reaction was entirely predictable and understandable, albeit a bit extreme.
      • When you take these things into account it's understandable where we are.
      • Still, regardless of whether it's understandable or normal, the tension's still there.
      • Many directors and actors in this country have made the same understandable mistake.
      • She gave me completely understandable reasons for her words, her actions and her choices.
      • It is quite understandable then that he is able to get home a great deal earlier than expected.
      • Some delay in assessing complex claims and establishing facts is understandable.
      • It is understandable that businesses want to provide best value and have a cost-effective system.
      • These sentiments might be understandable, but again they're hardly rational.
      • The pride she feels in what she is doing, while understandable, is borderline smug.
      • They did not choose to exercise that option, for understandable reasons.
      • He has his reasons and they are understandable.
      • Such a reaction was perhaps understandable in the heat of the moment.
      • It was an understandable mistake when the request was made by phone.
      • It was, of course, an innocent mistake, perhaps understandable at the end of what has been a giddying week.
      • They hate her for understandable reasons: she has all but destroyed their cause.
      Synonyms
      unsurprising, expected, to be expected, predictable, foreseeable, inevitable
      reasonable, acceptable, logical, rational, normal, natural, par for the course, explicable, explainable, conceivable, imaginable, thinkable, plausible, tenable
      justifiable, justified, admissible, allowable, accountable, defensible, excusable, pardonable, forgivable
      informal on the cards

Derivatives

  • understandability

  • nounʌndəstandəˈbɪlɪti
    • At university he was one of the most liked professors in the Mathematics Department and was recognised by all for the excellence, skill, and understandability of his lectures and especially his proofs.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Going back to the database example, as the inconsistency piles up, the understandability of the database degrades.
      • I'm on a campaign to ensure that our products have beauty and emotional impact as well as effectiveness and understandability.
      • For me, what is most important is the narration and its understandability.
      • The effect of this consolidation will be to improve understandability, reduce burden, clarify requirements, and improve implementation and compliance.
 
 

Definition of understandable in US English:

understandable

adjectiveˌəndərˈstændəb(ə)lˌəndərˈstandəb(ə)l
  • 1Able to be understood.

    though his accent was strange, the words were perfectly understandable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She is able to explain the more arcane bits of theology in a very clear and understandable way.
    Synonyms
    comprehensible, easy to understand, intelligible, penetrable, fathomable, graspable, lucid, coherent, clear, crystal clear, explicit, unambiguous, transparent, plain, straightforward, digestible, user-friendly, glanceable
    1. 1.1 To be expected; natural, reasonable, or forgivable.
      such fears are understandable
      Example sentencesExamples
      • These sentiments might be understandable, but again they're hardly rational.
      • It was an understandable mistake when the request was made by phone.
      • His reasons for leaving were understandable.
      • They did not choose to exercise that option, for understandable reasons.
      • This reaction was entirely predictable and understandable, albeit a bit extreme.
      • Still, regardless of whether it's understandable or normal, the tension's still there.
      • So why did it seem so understandable and even, dare I say it, innocent, in his telling?
      • Some delay in assessing complex claims and establishing facts is understandable.
      • They hate her for understandable reasons: she has all but destroyed their cause.
      • It was, of course, an innocent mistake, perhaps understandable at the end of what has been a giddying week.
      • Many directors and actors in this country have made the same understandable mistake.
      • Such a reaction was perhaps understandable in the heat of the moment.
      • When you take these things into account it's understandable where we are.
      • This is understandable but in the long term it is a serious mistake.
      • Business customers are always slow in upgrading, for obvious and understandable reasons.
      • It is understandable that businesses want to provide best value and have a cost-effective system.
      • She gave me completely understandable reasons for her words, her actions and her choices.
      • It is quite understandable then that he is able to get home a great deal earlier than expected.
      • The pride she feels in what she is doing, while understandable, is borderline smug.
      • He has his reasons and they are understandable.
      Synonyms
      unsurprising, expected, to be expected, predictable, foreseeable, inevitable
 
 
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