单选题 The ink had faded with time and so parts of the letter were illegible.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] illegible的意思是“难辨认的,字迹模糊的”。indecipherable破译不出的,难辨认的; illiterate文盲的,目不识丁的;illegitimate非婚生的,私生的,非法的,不合理的; inscrutable不可理解的,谜一样的。故选D项。