• adj. 可理解的；明了的；僅能用智力了解的

intel-,在中間，來自inter-的變體，-leg,選擇，選出，詞源同collect,eligible.即可選出來的，可以分辨的，引申詞義容易理解的。

intelligible (adj.)

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.

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.

他的講課學生們都能輕松地聽懂。

來自《權威詞典》

3. This report would be intelligible only to an expert in computing.

只有計算機運算專家才能看懂這份報告.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. His argument was barely intelligible.

他的論點不易理解.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. He gave us an intelligible explanation.

他給了我們一個明白易懂的解釋.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》