understandable
英 [?nd?'st?nd?bl]
美 ['?nd?'st?nd?bl]
助記提示
1、under + stand + -able.
2、字面含義：stand in the midst of.
3、站在其中，沐浴在知識的海洋里，所謂內(nèi)行、內(nèi)行，身在其中，才解其味也；因此，只有身在其中，才能理解、明白。
4、At here, the under is not the usual word meaning "beneath," but from Old English under, from PIE *enter- "between, among". 另見：undertake.
英文詞源
- understandable (adj.)
- late 14c., "able to understand;" late 15c., "able to be understood," from understand + -able. Related: Understandably.
雙語例句
- 1. Keegan and company approached the game with understandable caution.
- 基根一伙人小心謹慎地對待這場比賽，這是可以理解的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Roger Neuberg writes in a simple and understandable way.
- 羅杰·紐伯格的文章簡明易懂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Taxes are unpopular — it is understandable that voters are against them.
- 稅收不受歡迎——選民們反對是可以理解的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His unhappiness was understandable.
- 他不高興是可以理解的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The general response was one of understandable bafflement.
- 大家的反應(yīng)是感到困惑，這一點情有可原。
來自柯林斯例句