[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]看不见的；隐形的 If you describe something as invisible, you mean that it cannot be seen, for example because it is transparent, hidden, or very small.
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The lines were so finely etched as to be invisible from a distance...
线条被蚀刻得如此精细，在远处看都看不见。
The belt is invisible even under the thinnest garments.
这种腰带即便在最薄的衣衫下都看不出来。
invisibly
A thin coil of smoke rose almost invisibly into the sharp, bright sky.
一缕缭绕升起的轻烟几乎淡不可见地消失在明亮耀眼的天空中。
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[ADJ 形容词]无形的 You can use invisible when you are talking about something that cannot be seen but has a definite effect. In this sense, invisible is often used before a noun which refers to something that can usually be seen.
[ADJ n]
Parents fear they might overstep these invisible boundaries...
父母担心他们可能会逾越这些无形的界限。
Her father's face had suddenly tightened as though he was being strangled by invisible hands.
她父亲的脸突然僵硬了，仿佛是被无形的双手扼住了脖子。
invisibly
...the tradition that invisibly shapes things in the present.
不知不觉地塑造着当前的一切的传统
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]被人忽视的；不为人注意的 If you say that you feel invisible, you are complaining that you are being ignored by other people. If you say that a particular problem or situation is invisible, you are complaining that it is not being considered or dealt with.
It was strange, how invisible a clerk could feel...
一名办事员会感到如此受人忽视，令人觉得不可思议。
The problems of the poor are largely invisible.
穷人的问题大多不受重视。
invisibility
...the invisibility of women's concerns in society.
社会对女性所关注问题的忽视
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[ADJ 形容词](故事中的人或事物)隐身的，隐形的 In stories, invisible people or things have a magic quality which makes people unable to see them.
...The Invisible Man.
《隐形人》
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[ADJ 形容词](收入)非贸易的，无形的 In economics, invisible earnings are the money that a country makes as a result of services such as banking and tourism, rather than by producing goods.
[ADJ n]
[BUSINESS 商]
Tourism is Britain's single biggest invisible export...
旅游业是英国最大的一项无形输出。
The revenue from tourism is the biggest single item in the country's invisible earnings...
旅游业收入是该国无形收益当中最大的一项。
The invisible trade surplus was £200 million lower than reported.
无形贸易盈余比报道所称的少 2 亿英镑。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]无形服务业(如银行业、旅游业)Invisibles are services such as banking and tourism, which provide a country's invisible earnings.
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[TECHNICAL 术语]
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in·vis·ibleAWL/ɪnˈvɪzəbl; NAmEɪnˈvɪzəbl/adjective1that cannot be seen 看不见的；隐形的◆a wizard who could make himself invisible能隐身的术士◆She felt invisible in the crowd.她觉得自己淹没在人群中。invisibleto sb/sth ◆stars invisible to the naked eye肉眼看不见的星球OPP
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2( economics 经) connected with a service that a country provides, such as banks or tourism,rather than goods 无形的（与服务而非商品有关）◆invisible earnings无形收益▶in·visi·bil·ityAWL/ɪnˌvɪzəˈbɪləti; NAmEɪnˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/noun[uncountable ]◆The ink had faded to invisibility.墨水已褪色看不见了。in·vis·ibly/ɪnˈvɪzəbli; NAmEɪnˈvɪzəbli/adverb◆He looked at me and nodded, almost invisibly.他看着我点了点头，几乎让人看不出来。invisibleinvisiblesin·vis·ible/ɪnˈvɪzəbl; NAmEɪnˈvɪzəbl/in·visi·bil·ity/ɪnˌvɪzəˈbɪləti; NAmEɪnˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/in·vis·ibly/ɪnˈvɪzəbli; NAmEɪnˈvɪzəbli/
1something that is invisible cannot be seenOPP visible: The house was surrounded by trees, and invisible from the road.invisible to The plane is meant to be invisible to radar. Using a telescope, Galileo discovered stars that were invisible to the naked eye.virtually/practically/almost etc invisible2not noticed, or not talked about: There’s an invisible barrier that keeps women out of top jobs.3invisible earnings/exports/trade etc money that is made from services and tourism rather than from products—invisibly adverb—invisibility /ɪnˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
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