单词 | tangible |
释义 | tangible —tangibility, tangibleness, n. —tangibly, adv. /tan"jeuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial. 2. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary: the tangible benefits of sunshine. 3. definite; not vague or elusive: no tangible grounds for suspicion. 4. (of an asset) having actual physical existence, as real estate or chattels, and therefore capable of being assigned a value in monetary terms. n. 5. something tangible, esp. a tangible asset. [1580-90; < LL tangibilis, equiv. to L tang(ere) to touch + -ibilis -IBLE] Syn. 1. palpable, corporeal. 2. certain, genuine, perceptible. 3. specific. |
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