词汇对比与辨析
核心差别
illegibility 强调illegibility 指文字、笔迹或印刷品因模糊、潦草或质量差而难以辨认或阅读的状态。，unreadable 则侧重形容某物因字迹模糊、内容枯燥或难以理解而无法阅读或辨认
使用场景对比
| 对比方面 | illegibility | unreadable |
|---|---|---|
| 核心含义 | illegibility 指文字、笔迹或印刷品因模糊、潦草或质量差而难以辨认或阅读的状态。 | 形容某物因字迹模糊、内容枯燥或难以理解而无法阅读或辨认，常用于描述文字、笔迹或文本质量。 |
| 词性 | 名词 | 形容词 |
| 使用语域 | illegibility 通常用作名词，在句子中作主语或宾语，描述难以辨认的特性。常见句型包括 'The illegibility of...' 或 'due to illegibility'。 | 通常用作表语或定语，描述主语的状态或特征，常见于否定或批评语境中。 |
对比例句
The doctor's handwriting has such illegibility that even pharmacists struggle to read it.
医生的笔迹非常潦草，连药剂师都难以辨认。
I couldn't finish the form because the small print led to complete illegibility.
我无法填写这份表格，因为小字印刷导致完全看不清。
His handwriting is so messy that it's completely unreadable.
他的字迹太潦草了，完全无法辨认。
The old letter faded and became unreadable over time.
那封旧信随着时间褪色，变得难以阅读了。
常见误用提醒
使用 illegibility：The writing is illegibility. → The writing is illegible. (illegibility 是名词，表示'难以辨认的状态'，不能直接作表语描述物体。应使用形容词 illegible 来描述某物'难以辨认的'。)
使用 illegibility：I can't read this because of its illegible. → I can't read this because of its illegibility. (介词短语 'because of' 后应接名词，而不是形容词。illegible 是形容词，应改为名词 illegibility 以正确表示原因。)
使用 unreadable：This book is unreadable because I don't have time. → This book is unreadable because the text is blurry. (错误用法混淆了'没时间读'和'无法阅读'。'unreadable'指文本本身有问题导致不能读，应改为描述客观原因如字迹模糊。)