单词 | coherent |
释义 | coherentcoherent /koʊˈhɪrənt/ ●●○ AWL adjective 1if a piece of writing, set of ideas, plan, etc. is coherent, it is easy to understand because it is clear and reasonable and the parts relate well to each other: a coherent argument The company needs a coherent strategy. They tried to link the three programs into a coherent whole (=a single unit made from several parts that work well together).2someone who is coherent is talking in a way that is clear and easy to understand OPP incoherent: I was so angry, I’m sure I was barely coherent (=talking in a way that is almost impossible to understand).3if a group of people is coherent, its members work together well as a unit, because they have the same aims, qualities, or beliefs: They were never a coherent group.4science, physics relating to light waves that have the same frequency and travel in the same direction OPP incoherent: A laser produces coherent light.—coherently adverb |
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