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passably

/ˈpæsəbɫi/ adv

In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.

Word Origin Passable comes from Latin passus 'a step,' via Old French passer 'to pass.' So passably means 'in a way that can be passed' — adequately, but not excellently. The same root gives us passage, passenger, surpass, and compass. The breakdown pass+able+ly shows the adjective and adverb.

adv In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.

She sings passably well for someone without formal training.

(副词) 尚可地；过得去地；勉强地

对于没有受过正规训练的人来说，她唱得还算可以。

(adverbio) pasablemente; aceptablemente; moderadamente; razonablemente [De manera pasable; moderadamente; adecuadamente.]

Canta pasablemente bien para alguien sin formación formal.

(adverbe) passablement; moyennement; convenablement; assez [De manière passable ; moyennement, de façon acceptable mais sans plus.]

Elle chante **passably** bien pour quelqu'un qui n'a pas reçu de formation formelle.

(Adverb) leidlich; annehmbar; passabel [Auf eine Weise, die gerade noch akzeptabel oder ausreichend ist; mäßig gut.]

Sie singt **passably** gut für jemanden ohne formale Ausbildung.

(副詞) まあまあの程度に。及第点と言える程度に。

彼女は正式な訓練を受けていないにしては、まあまあ上手に歌います。

(advérbio) razoavelmente; aceitavelmente; medianamente; mais ou menos [De maneira aceitável; moderadamente; adequadamente.]

Ela canta razoavelmente bem para alguém sem treinamento formal.

Synonyms: fairly moderately reasonably tolerably adequately satisfactorily acceptably decently Antonyms: poorly inadequately unsatisfactorily badly
Word parts: pass + able + ly

Related words

impassable passage passenger past

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