[mass noun]the state of being able to see or be seen 可见性,能见性 a reduction in police presence and visibility on the streets. 警察在大街上露面的减少。 ■the distance one can see as determined by light and weather conditions 可见距离,视程;能见度 visibility was down to 15 yards. 视程减少到15码。 ■the degree to which something has attracted general attention; prominence 关注程度;明显度 the issue began to lose its visibility. 对此问题的关注度开始下降。
语源
late Middle English: from French visibilite or late Latin visibilitas, from Latin visibilis (see visible)