palpable

• adj. 明顯的；可感知的；易覺察的

來自palpate,觸摸。

palpable

palpable: [14] Latin palpāre meant ‘touch, stroke’ (it may be related to English feel). From it in post-classical times was derived the adjective palpābilis ‘touchable’ – whence English palpable. Other derivatives were the verb palpitāre ‘tremble, throb’ (from which English gets palpitate [17]) and the noun palpus ‘touching’ (source of English palp [19]).
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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.

1. The tension between Amy and Jim is palpable.

埃米和吉姆之間明顯關系緊張。

來自柯林斯例句

2. a palpable sense of relief

如釋重負

來自《權威詞典》

3. There is a palpable difference in their ages.

他們的年齡有著明顯的差別.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The city is now relatively quiet but there's palpable anger as people cope with shortages.

現在這座城市比較安靜，但卻因物資匱乏而明顯充斥著怒氣。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Flattery in its most palpable form had lost its force with her.

露骨的奉承對她已經失去了作用.

來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹