audibility

/ˌɔdəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

The quality of being heard or understood; the degree to which a thing is audible.

Word Origin From Latin audire 'to hear' — audible means 'able to be heard,' and audibility is the quality of being hearable. The root aud- gives us audio, audience, audit (originally a hearing), and obey (from ob+audire, to listen to). The PIE root *au- 'to perceive' also connects to ear (via different path). The breakdown aud+ible+ity shows the root, suffix -ible 'able,' and -ity 'state.'

noun The quality of being heard or understood; the degree to which a thing is audible. countable

The audibility of the speaker was poor due to the faulty microphone.

(名词) 可听性;清晰度

由于麦克风故障,演讲者的可听度很差。

(sustantivo) audibilidad [La cualidad de ser escuchado o comprendido; el grado en que algo es audible.]

La audibilidad del orador era deficiente debido al micrófono defectuoso.

(nom) audibilité; intelligibilité; sonie [Qualité d'un son d'être perçu et compris ; degré auquel quelque chose est audible.]

L'audibilité de l'orateur était mauvaise à cause du micro défectueux.

(Substantiv) Hörbarkeit; Verständlichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, hörbar oder verständlich zu sein; das Ausmaß, in dem etwas akustisch wahrnehmbar ist.]

Die **audibility** des Sprechers war wegen des defekten Mikrofons schlecht.

(名詞) 可聴性、聞こえやすさ。音が聞き取れる度合いや性質。

マイクの故障により、スピーカーの可聴性は低かった。

(substantivo) audibilidade [A qualidade de ser ouvido ou compreendido; o grau em que algo é audível.]

A audibilidade do alto-falante era ruim devido ao microfone defeituoso.

Word parts: aud + ible + ity

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