palpable
/ˈpælpəbl/adjective
1- able to be touched or felt触摸得到的; 感觉得到的：
the palpable bump at the bridge of the nose.
鼻梁上可摸到的隆起处。
1.1
- (especially of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to be almost touched or felt（尤指感情、气氛强烈到）能感觉到的; 能触摸得到的：
a palpable sense of loss.
强烈的失落感。
1.2
- clear to the mind or plain to see明显的; 易察觉的：
to talk of dawn raids in the circumstances is palpable nonsense.
在这种情况下谈论拂晓攻击是明显的瞎话。
派生词
palpability
nounpalpably
adverb词源
late Middle English: from late Latin palpabilis, from Latin palpare 'feel， touch gently'.