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decipherable

/dᵻsˈaɪfɚɹəbəl/ adj

that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended

Word Origin Decipherable comes from decipher, which is de- 'undo, reverse' and cipher — and cipher traces back to Arabic ṣifr 'zero, empty'. The idea: a cipher is a code that seems empty of meaning until you decode it. So decipherable means 'able to be decoded, to have the emptiness filled.' The same Arabic root gives us zero (via the same word).

adj that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended

The ancient manuscript was faded but still decipherable under ultraviolet light.

(形容词) 可破译的；可解读的；可辨认的

这份古老的手稿虽然褪色，但在紫外线下仍然可以辨认。

(adjetivo) descifrable; decodificable [Que puede ser descifrado, entendido o comprendido.]

El antiguo manuscrito estaba descolorido pero aún era descifrable bajo luz ultravioleta.

(adjectif) déchiffrable; décryptable; lisible [Que l'on peut déchiffrer, décoder ou comprendre.]

Le manuscrit ancien était délavé mais encore déchiffrable sous une lumière ultraviolette.

(Adjektiv) entzifferbar; verständlich; dechiffrierbar [**decipherable** bedeutet, dass etwas entziffert, verstanden oder nachvollzogen werden kann.]

Die alte Handschrift war verblasst, aber unter UV-Licht noch **decipherable**.

(形容詞) 解読可能な; 解読したり、理解したり、把握したりできる。

古代の写本は色あせていたが、紫外線を当てるとまだ解読可能だった。

(adjetivo) decifrável; decodificável; compreensível; legível [Que pode ser decifrado, entendido ou compreendido.]

O manuscrito antigo estava desbotado, mas ainda era decifrável sob luz ultravioleta.

Synonyms: decodable readable understandable interpretable clear intelligible legible comprehensible Antonyms: indecipherable unintelligible illegible incomprehensible
Word parts: de + cipher + able

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