perceivable

/pɚsˈivəbəl/ adj

Capable of being perceived; discernible.

Word Origin Perceivable comes from Latin percipere 'to take through, grasp mentally' — per- 'through' and capere 'to take.' So perceivable means 'able to be taken in by the mind.' The root capere gives us capture (take), accept (take to), concept (something taken together), and receive (take back). The -able suffix means 'capable of.'

adj Capable of being perceived; discernible.

The difference in quality is barely perceivable to the untrained eye.

(形容词) 可感知的;可察觉的;可辨别的

质量上的差异对于未经训练的眼睛几乎察觉不到。

(adjetivo) perceptible; discernible; apreciable; detectable; visible [Que puede ser percibido; discernible.]

La diferencia de calidad apenas es perceptible para el ojo no entrenado.

(adjectif) perceptible; discernable; visible; décelable; sensible [Qui peut être perçu par les sens ou l'esprit ; perceptible.]

La différence de qualité est à peine perceptible pour un œil non averti.

(Adjektiv) wahrnehmbar; erkennbar; sichtbar [**perceivable** (Adjektiv): So beschaffen, dass es mit den Sinnen oder dem Verstand wahrgenommen werden kann; erkennbar.]

Der Qualitätsunterschied ist für das ungeübte Auge kaum **perceivable**.

(形容詞) 知覚できる、認識可能な。

品質の違いは、訓練されていない目にはほとんど認識できないほどだった。

(adjetivo) perceptível; discernível; visível; notável; apreciável [Capaz de ser percebido; discernível.]

A diferença de qualidade é quase imperceptível a olhos não treinados.

Word parts: per + ceive + able

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