distinguishable

形容某物能够被清楚地区分出来，或很容易与其他事物区分开。

💡 记忆钩子

想象在白色背景上放着一块黑色物体：轮廓很清楚，一眼就能把它和周围的东西分开；由此引申为“可辨认、容易区分的”。

📝 学习建议

不要把它简单理解成“有特色”或“著名”；重点是与其他对象相比能够被辨别出来。
它表示“能够被区分”，不表示说话者已经实际完成了区分。

📖 中文释义

adj

core 可区分的；容易辨认的

📖 指某物有足够清楚的特征，能够从相似的事物中被分辨出来；差异越明显，就越容易 distinguishable。

💡 常用结构是“be distinguishable from + 对象”，表示“能与某物区分开”；描述背景中的可见性时可用“be distinguishable against + 背景”。它既可用于日常描述，也常见于较正式的说明文字；不要把它和表示“不同的”混为一谈，因为它强调的是“能够被辨认出来”。

The two birds are easily distinguishable by their different calls.

这两种鸟可以根据不同的叫声轻易区分开。

The dark logo is clearly distinguishable against the pale wall.

深色标志在浅色墙面上清晰可辨。

more distinguishable comparative most distinguishable superlative

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 2 组

capable of being perceived as different or distinct; ;

同义词集: distinguishable

only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom

a project distinguishable into four stages of progress

distinguishable differences between the twins

反义: indistinguishable, undistinguishable

(often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; ; ; ;

同义词集: distinct distinguishable

plants of several distinct types

the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses

gold is distinct from iron

a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech

management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees

近似: different

🌳 词源

由动词 distinguish 加后缀 -able 构成，字面上表示“能够被区分的”。

English distinguish Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English distinguishable From distinguish + -able.

🔄 变式

more distinguishable compar most distinguishable superl

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