coherent

adjective

/kəʊˈhɪərənt/

/kəʊˈhɪrənt/

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(of ideas, thoughts, arguments, etc.) logical and well organized; easy to understand and clear
- a coherent narrative/account/explanation
- a coherent policy for the transport system
Extra Examples
- a logically coherent theory
- She was struggling to organize her ideas into a coherent whole.
- The party's policies were based on prejudice rather than on any coherent ideology.
- They have yet to come up with a coherent policy on this issue.
- She gave a clear, coherent account to the court.
- a perfectly coherent remark
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verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- remarkably
- very
- perfectly
- …
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(of a person) able to talk and express yourself clearly
- She only became coherent again two hours after the attack.
- You're not being very coherent.
Topics Languagec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- remarkably
- very
- perfectly
- …
See full entry

opposite incoherent

Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘logically related to’): from Latin cohaerent- ‘sticking together’, from the verb cohaerere, from co- ‘together’ + haerere ‘to stick’.

单词	coherent
释义	coherent adjective /kəʊˈhɪərənt/ /kəʊˈhɪrənt/ jump to other results (of ideas, thoughts, arguments, etc.) logical and well organized; easy to understand and clear a coherent narrative/account/explanation a coherent policy for the transport system Extra Examples a logically coherent theory She was struggling to organize her ideas into a coherent whole. The party's policies were based on prejudice rather than on any coherent ideology. They have yet to come up with a coherent policy on this issue. She gave a clear, coherent account to the court. a perfectly coherent remark Topics Languagec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb remarkably very perfectly … See full entry (of a person) able to talk and express yourself clearly She only became coherent again two hours after the attack. You're not being very coherent. Topics Languagec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb remarkably very perfectly … See full entry opposite incoherent Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘logically related to’): from Latin cohaerent- ‘sticking together’, from the verb cohaerere, from co- ‘together’ + haerere ‘to stick’.
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