12.14【每日一词】understandable

understandable adj.

释义：to be expected; natural, reasonable, or forgivable

“understandable”是形容词，它有两个意思，一个是“易懂的”，同义词是 comprehensible；一个是“可以理解的”。它可以体现使用者的同理心，起到很好的沟通效果。一般可以在 understandable 前加 perfectly 和 totally 来增强语气。

例① 我们经常会请别人帮忙，而别人总会由于这样那样的原因无法帮助我们。这时候我们可以说 Thank you all the same 或 Thank you anyway。我们还可以用 understandable，让对方感觉没有压力：

It's perfectly understandable. Thank you anyway.

It's understandable that you have so much work to do towards the end of the year and cannot help me. Thank you anyway.

别人听到这样的话心里肯定很舒服，下次如果你需要帮助，他会更愿意帮你。

例② 当别人答应你做一件事情，但由于某个突然的原因无法履行承诺时，也可以用 understandable 来表示“没事，我理解”：

It's totally understandable. Things happen. Don't worry about it.

例③ 如果你是团队负责人，当你的下属犯了某个错误时，就可以用 understandable 安慰他不必过于担心。

The mistake is totally understandable. It's a minor one anyway. Be careful next time.

This is a perfectly understandable mistake. Nobody has experience in handling the situation. We will certainly get better next time.

1. 翻译：今天路上太堵了，迟到几分钟没事。

It is totally understandable that you are a few minutes late. There is too much traffic.

（参考翻译：It's understandable that you are a few minutes late. The traffic is horrible today.）.

2. 造句练习

场景: 我婚礼的时候你没能来我不怪你，离得太远，请假也不方便，我能理解。

造句: It's totally understandable that you didn't come to my wedding, at such a long distance even it's not easy to ask for a leave.