The medieval manuscript's faded ink and ornate script made much of its text illegible to modern researchers.
中世纪手稿褪色的墨水和华丽字体使其大部分文本对现代研究者难以辨认。
Which choice best defines “illegible”?
A — Difficult to read. “illegible” means difficult to read.
Which word means “difficult to read”?
B — illegible. “illegible” means difficult to read.
illegible — difficult to read. In Chinese: 难以辨认的.
illegible is pronounced /ɪˈledʒəbl/.
The medieval manuscript's faded ink and ornate script made much of its text illegible to modern researchers. (中世纪手稿褪色的墨水和华丽字体使其大部分文本对现代研究者难以辨认。)
unreadable, indecipherable, scribbled — all close in meaning to illegible (difficult to read).
legible, clear — each the opposite of illegible (difficult to read).
Yes. illegible is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
il(not)+legible(readable)