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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++le·gi·ble /ˈledʒəbəl/ adjective  READwritten or printed clearly enough for you to read 〔字迹〕可以辨认的,易读的 OPP illegible Her handwriting was so tiny it was barely legible. 她的字写得这么小,简直都看不清楚。legibly adverblegibility /ˌledʒəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
legibleIs the date on the coin still legible?The letter was torn and dirty but still legible.All entries must be on an official entry form and legible.Even so, escape sequences are only barely legible.It's unlikely to be silver, as there are no assay marks, but the registered design mark is still legible.On the inside, as promised, was a label, printed black on gold, scratched and ink-stained but clearly legible.This is partly because its product, type, must be familiar if it is to be legible.The price must be clearly legible to a prospective purchaser and clearly identifiable as referring to the goods in question.
From Longman Business Dictionarylegiblele‧gi‧ble /ˈledʒəbəl/ adjective written or printed clearly, and easy to readThe handwriting is so small it’s barely legible. opposite illegibleOrigin legible (1400-1500) Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere; → LEGEND
le·gi·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
printed enough you for written Business Corpus read clearly or to


legible
legible /ˈledʒəbəl, ˈledʒɪbəl/ adjective
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Late Latin
 Origin: legibilis, from Latin legere; legend
written or printed clearly enough for you to read
   OPP  illegible:
    Her handwriting was so tiny it was barely legible.
—legibly adverb
—legibility /ˌledʒəˈbɪləti, ˌledʒɪˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]


le·gibleBrE /ˈledʒəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈledʒəbl/ 🔊 adjective(of written or printed words 手写或印刷文字) clear enough to read 清晰可读的;清楚的legible handwriting清楚易读的笔迹The signature was still legible. 签名仍清晰可辨。🔊🔊 OPP illegible le·gi·bil·ity BrE /ˌledʒəˈbɪləti/ 🔊NAmE /ˌledʒəˈbɪləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] le·gibly BrE /ˈledʒəbli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈledʒəbli/ 🔊 adverb