late 14c., "able to understand," from Latin intelligibilis, intellegibilis "that can understand, that can be understood," from intellegere "to understand" (see intelligence). In English, sense of "capable of being understood" first recorded c. 1600. Related: Intelligibly.
雙語例句
1. The language of Darwin was intelligible to experts and non-experts alike.
達爾文的語言無論對專家還是非專業(yè)人士而言都明白易懂。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His lecture was readily intelligible to all the students.
他的講課學(xué)生們都能輕松地聽懂。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. This report would be intelligible only to an expert in computing.