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Something palpable is so strong that you can almost feel it, even though it isn't a physical thing — like fear, tension, or excitement in a room. It comes from the idea of something being solid enough to touch.
明顯可感受到的（如緊張、恐懼的氣氛）
組成From Latin palpare, 'to touch, to feel.'
同家族的字
- palpitateshares the Latin 'palp' (touch/feel) root — used for a heart beating hard and fast
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
palpableadj/ˈpælpəbəl/
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Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.
- Osric: A hit, a very palpable hit.
- The imagination shuns to reveal its workings, unless it can clothe them in some lovely and palpable shape, and create into existence the high romance, the mournful song, the animated canvass, or the carved marble;...
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Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable.
- Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness,[…]. It was with a palpable relief that he heard the first warning notes of the figure.
- Her voice, her palpable agitation, prepared us for something extraordinary.
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medicinesciencesThat can be detected by palpation.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。