able to be touched or felt 触摸得到的 the palpable bump at the bridge of the nose. 鼻梁上可摸到的隆起处。 ■(especially of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to be almost touched or felt (尤指感情、气氛强烈到)能感觉到的能触摸得到 a palpable sense of loss. 强烈的失败感。 ■clear to the mind or plain to see 明显的;易察觉的 to talk of dawn raids in the circumstances is palpable nonsense. 在这种情况下谈论拂晓攻击是明显的瞎话。
派生 palpability noun palpably adverb 语源
late Middle English: from late Latin palpabilis, from Latin palpare 'feel, touch gently'