readability
gb/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti/ us/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti/
C1
英语
义项
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名词
C1
property
1
ease of understanding text
how easy a text is to read and understand.
用法模式：
readability of [text/document/article/code]
常见错误：
Do not use readability to mean a person's ability to read; use reading ability or literacy.
近义词
clarity (emphasizes how clear the meaning is)
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accessibility (emphasizes being easy for a wide range of people to understand)
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intelligibility (more formal; emphasizes being understandable)
反义词
obscurity (the quality of being hard to understand)
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complexity (difficulty caused by complicated structure or ideas)
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unreadability (the quality of being very difficult or impossible to read)
搭配
improve readability
|enhance readability
|increase readability
|poor readability
|high readability
|the readability of a text
|document readability
|website readability
|code readability
|readability for users
主题
writing
|education
|publishing
|communication
例句
- The editor shortened several long sentences to improve the article's readability.
- Clear headings and short paragraphs can make a website much better for readability.
- In software teams, code readability is often more important than clever tricks.
学习者例句
- Short sentences improve readability.
- This report has good readability.
名词
C1
property
2
ease of seeing text
how easy printed or displayed words are to see and read.
用法模式：
readability of [font/layout/screen/sign]
常见错误：
Legibility is often the more precise word for how easy letters are to recognize, especially in handwriting or fonts.
近义词
legibility (more precise for letters or handwriting being easy to recognize)
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clarity (general word for being visually clear)
反义词
illegibility (the quality of being hard or impossible to make out visually)
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unreadability (the quality of being too hard to read)
搭配
font readability
|screen readability
|improve readability
|text readability
|layout readability
|readability on mobile devices
|readability in sunlight
|poor readability
|high contrast for readability
|small-screen readability
主题
design
|typography
|technology
|visual_design
例句
- The designer increased the font size to improve readability on small screens.
- Low contrast between the text and background reduces readability.
- The sign's readability was poor from a distance.
学习者例句
- This font has good readability.
- Bright sunlight can reduce screen readability.
语法
词典原形
readability
IPA
GB/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti/
US/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti/
音节与重音
read - ab - il - ity （4 个音节）
Stress on 3rd syllable (il)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: readability
- Plural: readabilities, readability
相关表达
readability formula
1/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti fˈɔɹmjulə/
fixed phrase
technical
formula estimating text difficulty
a formula that gives an estimate of how difficult a text is.
例句
- The software uses a readability formula to estimate the grade level of each paragraph.
- A readability formula can help writers notice sentences that are too long.
- The Flesch-Kincaid method is one well-known readability formula.
readability level
1/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti lˈɛvəl/
fixed phrase
difficulty level of text
how difficult a text is for readers.
例句
- The health brochure was rewritten to lower its readability level.
- Teachers should choose books with an appropriate readability level for their students.
- The company checks the readability level of customer emails before sending them.
readability score
1/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti skˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
measure of reading difficulty
a number that shows how easy a text is to read.
例句
- The app gives each article a readability score based on sentence length and word difficulty.
- We rewrote the instructions until the readability score was suitable for a general audience.
- A high readability score does not always mean the writing is good, but it can show that it is easy to follow.
readability test
1/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti tˈɛst/
fixed phrase
assessment of text ease
a way to check how easy a text is to read.
例句
- Before publishing the patient leaflet, the team ran a readability test.
- The readability test showed that the legal notice was too difficult for most readers.
- Some readability tests are useful, but they cannot judge tone or accuracy.