distinguishable

/dis'tiɳgwiʃəbl/

Thân thiện

The twins are distinguishable by their different colored shirts.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being recognized as different or distinct: Describes something that can be perceived, identified, or understood as separate from something else due to noticeable differences.
   • Capable of being clearly seen or heard: Describes something that is perceptible or discernible, often despite difficult conditions.

Usage and Examples

• Basic Usage:

  • The two species are easily distinguishable by their markings. (The markings provide a clear feature to tell them apart.)
  • Even in the fog, the lighthouse beam was distinguishable. (The beam was perceptible and could be seen despite the fog.)

• Common Pattern: 'distinguishable from':

  • The real signature is barely distinguishable from the forgery. (It is very difficult to see the differences between them.)
  • His voice was clearly distinguishable from the others in the choir. (His voice could be identified as separate.)

Advanced Usage

• 'Distinguishable into': Capable of being divided or analyzed into separate parts or stages.
  • The process is distinguishable into three main phases. (The process can be clearly separated into three parts.)

Variants and Related Words

• Distinguish (verb): To recognize, identify, or perceive the difference between things.
  • Can you distinguish the twin brothers?
• Distinguished (adjective): Very successful, authoritative, and commanding respect.
  • A distinguished professor.
• Distinguishing (adjective): Characteristic; serving to identify something by making it different.
  • A distinguishing feature.

Synonyms

• Discernible: Able to be seen or understood, often with effort.
• Differentiable: Capable of being shown to be different.
• Perceptible: Able to be seen or noticed.

Antonyms

• Indistinguishable: Impossible to tell apart or differentiate.
• Identical: Exactly the same.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality
   • plants of several distinct types
   • the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses
   • gold is distinct from iron
   • a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech
   • management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees
2. capable of being perceived as different or distinct
   • only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom
   • a project distinguishable into four stages of progress
   • distinguishable differences between the twins

Từ đồng nghĩa

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