perceptible
perceptible — adjective
1. strong or clear enough for people to notice with their eyes, ears, skin, or mind
strong or clear enough for people to notice with their eyes, ears, skin, or mind
A slight gas smell became perceptible after a few minutes.
become perceptible after a delay
There was a perceptible pause before the judge read the result.
there was + perceptible noun
By spring, the garden showed a perceptible change in color.
The baby's fever dropped, but improvement was hardly perceptible at noon.
Under the door, a perceptible line of light reached the hall.
- noticeable
more common and often a little stronger in everyday English
- detectable
often used for weak signals, changes, or results found by checking
- observable
more formal and often used for things that can be seen or measured
- imperceptible
used when something is too slight or weak to be noticed
文法句型
a perceptible change/smell/pause
be barely perceptible
用法筆記
Usually describes something slight rather than striking, so it often suggests careful noticing. Often appears before a noun, but it also follows be with adverbs such as barely and hardly.