palpable
palpable 英 [ˈpælpəbl] 美 [ˈpælpəbəl]
adj. 明显的；可感知的；易觉察的
- When something is palpable, you can touch or handle it, even though the word is often used to describe things that usually can't be handled or touched, such as emotions or sensations.
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- adj. 明显的；可感知的；易觉察的
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1. I visited Poland for the first time in 1979, a month after this trip. His effect was palpable.
1979年，在教皇访问波兰一个月之后，我第一次来到这个国家，教皇的影响力非常明显。
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2. The projects could bring some prosperity to a region where the poverty is palpable.
这个地区明显贫困，水坝项目可能给它带来一定程度的繁荣。
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3. The other problem is a palpable wariness on the part of many mainlanders.
另外一个问题就是许多大陆游客方面明显存在的小心谨慎。
- palpable (adj.) late 14c., "that can be touched," from Late Latin palpabilis "that may be touched or felt," from Latin palpare "touch gently, stroke" (see feel (v.)). Figurative sense of "easily perceived, evident" also is from late 14c. Related: Palpably.
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