invisible

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·vis·ible AW [invisible invisibles] BrE [ɪnˈvɪzəbl] NAmE [ɪnˈvɪzəbl] adjective
1. that cannot be seen
•a wizard who could make himself invisible
•She felt invisible in the crowd.
•~ to sb/sth stars invisible to the naked eye
Opp: ↑visible
2. (economics)connected with a service that a country provides, such as banks or ↑tourism, rather than goods
•invisible earnings
Derived Words: ↑invisibility ▪ ↑invisibly

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin invisibilis, from in- ‘not’ + visibilis (from videre ‘to see’).

Thesaurus:
invisible adj.
•She felt invisible in the crowd.
out of sight • • inconspicuous • |formal imperceptible •
Opp: visible
invisible/inperceptible to sb/sth
remain invisible/out of sight/inconspicuous
almost invisible/out of sight/imperceptible

Example Bank:
•Infrared light is invisible to the human eye.
•It's interesting how women are rendered invisible in these statistics.
•He was a wizard who could make himself invisible.
•The tanks were camouflaged so that they were invisible from the air.
•There are countless stars that are invisible to the naked eye.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  inconspicuous, unseeable
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  conspicuous, visible, seeable