early 15c., "bearable," from Middle French tolerable (14c.) and directly from Latin tolerabilis "that may be endured, supportable, passable," from tolerare "to tolerate" (see toleration). Meaning "moderate, middling, not bad" is recorded from 1540s. Related: Tolerably.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease.
他剛過午夜就睡著了，睡得還算安穩(wěn)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The levels of tolerable pain vary greatly from individual to individual.
對(duì)疼痛的耐受程度因人而異，差別很大。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Is there anywhere tolerable to eat in town?
城里有什么過得去的地方可以吃飯嗎？
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. a tolerable degree of success
說(shuō)得過去的成功
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. She inspected the rooms and found them perfectly tolerable.