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Intangible Word Touch ɪn'tændʒəbl Adj.不能触摸的 N.Intangibility Sound True

Front intangible
Pron [ɪn'tændʒəbl]
Back 【intangible】
adj.不能触摸的 n.intangibility
Sound is intangible and the same is true of light.
声和光都是不可触摸的。
Vocab
intangibleincapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch

You can't touch this word — it is intangible. You can grasp the meaning of the word in your head, but you can't close your hands around it; you'll just put fingerprints on your monitor.

The Latin verb tangere means "to touch," and the 16th-century English word tangible comes from it. Something intangible can't be touched physically, but most of the time it is understandable or even felt in the heart. Sadness can't be picked up and thrown in the garbage can because it is intangible, but you can throw away the tissues wet with tears. Laughing is intangible too, but you can hold onto movies, pets, and friends that make you laugh.

All forms of 'intangible' will appear on average once every 3180 pages.
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