tangible

tangible — 形容詞

1. real enough to be seen, touched, or shown to be true — not something that exists

1.形容詞B2
釋義

具體的

可觸摸或證明的，非抽象

real enough to be seen, touched, or shown to be true — not something that exists only as an idea or feeling.

例句

Ishaan needed tangible proof before he believed the story about the break-in.

Ishaan 需要具體的證據，才會相信那起闖入事件的故事。

collocation: tangible proof

The charity wanted to see tangible results from the money people had donated.

這家慈善機構想看到民眾捐款帶來的具體成果。

collocation: tangible results

同義詞
  • concrete

    focuses on being specific and definite; concrete plans are more detailed than tangible results

  • physical

    stresses material existence; more literal, less used for evidence or proof

  • palpable

    implies being so strong you can almost feel it; palpable tension, not a synonym for everyday tangibility

  • solid

    informal, suggests something well-founded; solid evidence is reliable, not just touchable

反義詞
  • abstract

    existing only as an idea, not as a physical reality

  • imaginary

    existing only in the mind, not in reality at all

  • intangible

    the direct opposite; cannot be touched or precisely defined

文法句型

tangible + noun (evidence/proof/results/benefits)

be + tangible

用法筆記

Often used with nouns like evidence, proof, results, benefits, or progress to highlight a contrast with abstract ideas. The opposite in most contexts is intangible.

常見錯誤

❌The chair is tangible' (grammatically correct but unnatural — all physical objects are tangible).
✅The trial produced tangible proof of the defendant's guilt.
💡'tangible' adds meaningful contrast only when paired with something that could be abstract or unproven.

2. describing physical items or property owned by a business that have a clear mone

2.形容詞B2
釋義

有形的

具有實體且可估價的資產

describing physical items or property owned by a business that have a clear monetary value and can be sold or exchanged.

例句

Mira's furniture company owned tangible assets like buildings, trucks, and factory equipment.

Mira 的傢俱公司擁有廠房、卡車和生產設備等有形資產。

collocation: tangible assets

When Indra applied for a business loan, the bank checked his tangible property and savings.

Indra 申請商業貸款時，銀行查問了他的有形財產和存款狀況。

collocation: tangible property

同義詞
  • material

    broader term; material goods can refer to any physical object, not just business property

  • physical

    stresses bodily existence; a physical asset is one you can touch and move

  • corporeal

    formal and rare outside legal documents; body vs spirit, not everyday use

反義詞
  • intangible

    the standard accounting opposite; intangible assets include patents and brand recognition

文法句型

tangible + asset/property/goods/holdings

tangible + noun (business context)

用法筆記

Almost always placed before nouns such as assets, property, or goods. In business writing the direct opposite is intangible assets — things like brand value, patents, or goodwill that have worth but no physical form.

常見錯誤

❌My phone is a tangible asset' (too broad — tangible assets are business terms).
✅The company's tangible assets included its warehouse, machinery, and delivery trucks.
💡use 'tangible asset' when categorising business property for accounting or loans.

tangible — 名詞