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unintelligibly

/ˌʌnɪntˈɛlɪdʒəbli/ adv

In an unintelligible manner.

Word Origin Intelligible comes from Latin 'intelligere,' meaning 'to understand,' which is literally 'to choose between' — from 'inter-' (between) and 'legere' (to choose, read). So understanding is like picking out meaning from a jumble. 'Unintelligibly' means speaking in a way that no one can pick out the meaning. The same 'legere' root gives us 'lecture' (a reading), 'illegible' (not readable), and 'intellectual' (pertaining to understanding).

adv In an unintelligible manner.

The patient mumbled unintelligibly, making it hard for the doctor to understand.

(副词) 难以理解地；含糊不清地；莫名其妙地

病人含糊不清地嘟囔着，让医生难以理解。

(adverbio) ininteligiblemente; de manera ininteligible [De manera ininteligible; sin poder ser comprendido.]

El paciente murmuró **ininteligiblemente**, lo que dificultó que el médico lo entendiera.

(adverbe) inintelligiblement; de manière incompréhensible; confusément [De manière impossible à comprendre ou à déchiffrer.]

Le patient marmonnait unintelligibly, ce qui rendait le diagnostic très difficile.

(Adverb) unverständlich; undeutlich [Auf eine Weise, die nicht verständlich ist; so, dass man es nicht verstehen kann.]

Der Patient murmelte **unintelligibly**, sodass der Arzt ihn kaum verstand.

(副詞) 理解できないように、判読不能な様子で。

患者は何を言っているのか分からないようにぶつぶつ呟いていたため、医師には理解が困難だった。

(advérbio) ininteligivelmente; de modo ininteligível [De maneira ininteligível.]

O paciente murmurava de maneira ininteligível, dificultando a compreensão do médico.

Synonyms: incoherently inarticulately incomprehensibly indistinctly inaudibly unclearly ambiguously obscurely Antonyms: intelligibly clearly coherently distinctly

Related words

intellectual illegible lecturer

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