passably

英 [ˈpɑːsəbli] 美 [ˈpæsəbli]

adv.  过得去; 尚可; 还可以

BNC.46830 / COCA.38694



牛津词典

adv.

  1. 过得去;尚可;还可以
    in a way that is acceptable or good enough
    1. He speaks passably good French.
      他法语讲得还可以。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 合格的;过得去的;尚可的
    If something is a passable effort or of passable quality, it is satisfactory or quite good.
    1. Stan puffed out his thin cheeks in a passable imitation of his dad...
      斯坦鼓起瘦瘦的脸颊,像模像样地模仿着他的爸爸。
    2. Ms Campbell speaks passable French.
      坎贝尔女士法语说得还算可以。
  2. ADJ (道路)尚可通行的
    If a road is passable, it is not completely blocked, and people can still use it.
    1. The airport road is passable today for the first time in a week.
      机场公路今天一周来第一次可以通行。
    2. ...muddy mountain roads that are barely passable.
      几乎无法通行的泥泞山路

双语例句

  1. A passably large air-hole, probably the man-hole in the Rued'Anjou, furnished a light that was almost vivid.
    有一个出气洞相当大,大概是昂儒街的洞眼,射进了一道几乎闪亮的光。
  2. On my first day at university I felt passably cool in my apple green OshKosh dungarees – but that was only because half the girls were in tweeds and twinsets.
    大学入校第一天,我穿着苹果绿的OshKosh工装裤,已经勉强算酷了,但那是因为当时一半的女生都穿着花呢和运动服套装。
  3. It's got a small, passably well-off population. It's politically stable. And it doesn't shape international relations.
    它人口不多,相当富裕,政治稳定,没有形成国际关系。
  4. Among the many things made in China ( alongside the trinkets and computers) is passably drinkable wine, often dressed up to be as French as its makers can get away with without sparking a trade war with Paris.
    在众多产自中国的商品中(从小饰物到计算机),包括还算过得去的葡萄酒,它们在包装上模仿法国酒,相似程度如果再高一点,就能可能引发与法国之间的贸易战。
  5. Bath twice a day to be really clean. Once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace.
    一天洗两次澡是真干净,一天洗一次澡也说得过去,一周洗一次只是避免对公共场合造成污染。
  6. He speaks passably good french.
    他法语讲得还可以。
  7. I answered that I was very sure I liked it passably well;
    我口答说,我确信我很喜欢我这样的生活;

英英释义

adv

  1. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
    1. pretty big
    2. pretty bad
    3. jolly decent of him
    4. the shoes are priced reasonably
    5. he is fairly clever with computers

    Synonym:    reasonablymoderatelyprettyjollysomewhatfairlymiddling