If something is distinguishable, you can tell it apart from something else.

If something is distinguishable如果一個東西是distinguishable， you can tell it apart from something else就表示你能把它跟別的東西分辨開來。

The two boats were barely distinguishable in the fog. His voice is distinguishable from his brother’s if you listen for the softer R.

The two boats were barely distinguishable in the fog那兩艘船在霧裡幾乎分不清楚。 His voice is distinguishable from his brother’s他的聲音跟他哥哥的分得出來， if you listen for the softer R只要你注意聽比較輕的R音。

The word often comes with from, and it often comes with barely, hardly, or easily.

The word often comes with from這個字常常跟from一起出現， and it often comes with barely, hardly, or easily也常常跟barely、hardly或easily一起出現。

It does not mean the thing is special or stylish. A very ordinary chair is still distinguishable from a table.

It does not mean the thing is special or stylish它不代表這個東西特別或有型。 A very ordinary chair is still distinguishable from a table一張很普通的椅子照樣分得出來跟桌子不一樣。

The opposite, and the word you will hear even more, is indistinguishable: you cannot tell them apart.

The opposite, and the word you will hear even more, is indistinguishable它的反義詞、也是你會更常聽到的字，是indistinguishable： you cannot tell them apart意思是分不出來。

Distinguishable is a little formal — more a book and classroom word than a text-message word — but the idea is everyday: can you see the difference, or can’t you?

Distinguishable is a little formal有點正式—— more a book and classroom word than a text-message word比較像書本和課堂用語，不是傳訊息會用的字—— but the idea is everyday但這個概念很日常： can you see the difference, or can’t you?就是「你看不看得出差別」。