单词 | visibility |
释义 | visibility (once / 4142 pages) n Use the noun visibility to describe how well you can see something, like the great visibility from the top of a mountain on a clear day. In addition to meaning "how well you can see," visibility can also mean "how well others can see something." So, the reflective stripes on your running pants give you visibility in the dark because they help other people see you. Another kind of visibility is being in the public eye, like an actor whose visibility helps him land roles in movies and promote the causes he cares about, like literacy or helping endangered animals. WORD FAMILYvisibility: visibilities+/invisibility: invisibilities/invisible: invisibility, invisibleness, invisiblest, invisibly/visible: invisible, visibility, visibleness, visibler, visiblest, visibly USAGE EXAMPLESHundreds of flights were canceled and highways were shut down because of low visibility. New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) Drivers slowed just as a fast-moving thunderstorm unleashed sheets of rain that drenched the road and reduced visibility to a few dozen yards. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) In November, it was reported that software developed with Mark Zuckerberg’s support will allow third parties to monitor and suppress the visibility of posts. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1n quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye low visibility caused by fog Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper visibleness invisibility, invisibleness the quality of not being perceivable by the eye conspicuousness high visibility visual rangedistance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye noticeability, noticeableness, obviousness, patencythe property of being easy to see and understand obtrusivenessan unwelcome conspicuousness boldness, strikingnessthe quality of standing out strongly and distinctly perceptibility the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses 2n capability of providing a clear unobstructed view a windshield with good visibility Hyper clarity, clearness, uncloudedness the quality of clear water 3n degree of exposure to public notice that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election Syn|Hypo|Hyper profile low profile a state of low visibility in which public notice is avoided salience, saliency, strikingness the state of being salient |
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