illegible

Word family nounillegibilityadjectiveillegibleadverbillegibly

il·le·gi·ble /ɪˈledʒəbəl/ adjectiveadj

READdifficult or impossible to read 〔字迹〕难以[无法]辨认的 OPP legible

His handwriting is totally illegible.

他的字迹完全无法辨认。

—illegibly adverbadv

—illegibility /ɪˌledʒəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

illegible• I don't know what this note says - Dad's handwriting is totally illegible!• Ron's handwriting is completely illegible.• The label had got wet and was now illegible.• The check was signed by an officer of the bank whose first name was Thomas; the last name was illegible.• The other five pages, Julia saw, were all illegible.• Extended writing projects are usually beyond their capabilities, and what is produced may be illegible and of poor quality.• Most of it was either illegible or written in Latin.• Some pages were long, illegible, others no more than a line.• When it comes to health care, illegible script can be dangerous, if not deadly.• Pictures were almost non-existent, long columns of grey, illegible type propped up its pages.

From Longman Business Dictionary

illegibleil·le·gi·ble /ɪˈledʒəbəl/ adjectiveadj

not written or printed clearly, and difficult or impossible to read

Midwest refused to honor the check, saying that the endorsement was illegible.

→ opposite legible

单词	illegible
释义	illegible Word family nounillegibilityadjectiveillegibleadverbillegibly il·le·gi·ble /ɪˈledʒəbəl/ adjectiveadj READdifficult or impossible to read 〔字迹〕难以[无法]辨认的 OPP legible His handwriting is totally illegible. 他的字迹完全无法辨认。 —illegibly adverbadv —illegibility /ɪˌledʒəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus illegible• I don't know what this note says - Dad's handwriting is totally illegible!• Ron's handwriting is completely illegible.• The label had got wet and was now illegible.• The check was signed by an officer of the bank whose first name was Thomas; the last name was illegible.• The other five pages, Julia saw, were all illegible.• Extended writing projects are usually beyond their capabilities, and what is produced may be illegible and of poor quality.• Most of it was either illegible or written in Latin.• Some pages were long, illegible, others no more than a line.• When it comes to health care, illegible script can be dangerous, if not deadly.• Pictures were almost non-existent, long columns of grey, illegible type propped up its pages. From Longman Business Dictionary illegibleil·le·gi·ble /ɪˈledʒəbəl/ adjectiveadj not written or printed clearly, and difficult or impossible to read Midwest refused to honor the check, saying that the endorsement was illegible. → opposite legible
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