| Title | Appreciable |
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| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 appreciable ap·pre·ciable / E5pri:FEbl / adjective large enough to be noticed or thought important (大得)可以觉察到的,足以认为重要的；可观的 SYN considerable :The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people. 新的规定对大多数人将无大影响。 an appreciable effect / increase / amount 可观的效果/增长/数量 • ap·pre·ciably / -Ebli / adv.: The risk of infection is appreciably higher among children. 受到感染的危险性在儿童中要高得多。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ap·pre·cia·ble \əˈprēshəbəl sometimes -rishəb- or -rēshēəb-\ adjective Etymology: French appréciable, from Middle French appreciable, from apprecier, aprecier to appraise (from Late Latin appretiare) + -able : capable of being perceived and recognized or of being weighed and appraised < seldom capable of any appreciable color change — W.H.Dowdeswell > < voters were unable to exert any appreciable influence upon the selection of the candidates put forward by their party — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray > Synonyms: see perceptible
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