/ɪnˌtɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪti/
可理解性;清晰易懂的程度。指语言、文字、声音或概念能够被他人理解和领会的特质。
The intelligibility of his speech improved after months of practice.
经过几个月的练习,他说话的清晰度有了明显提高。
The report was criticized for its lack of intelligibility, as even experts struggled to decipher the convoluted arguments buried within its dense paragraphs.
这份报告因缺乏可理解性而受到批评,即便是专家也难以从其冗长晦涩的段落中理清那些错综复杂的论点。
该词源自拉丁语 intelligibilis,意为"可被理解的",由 intelligere(理解、领悟)派生而来。intelligere 本身由 inter(在……之间)和 legere(选择、阅读)组合而成,原意为"从众多事物中辨别、选取",后引申为"理解"。后缀 -ity 表示性质或状态,使形容词 intelligible 转化为名词,表示"可理解的程度或特质"。该词在英语中自15世纪起开始使用。