impeccable
英 [ɪm'pekəb(ə)l]
美 [ɪm'pɛkəbl]
助記提示
1. from Latin peccare "to sin".
2. peck => impeccable.
3. “無瑕號”事件: 美軍海軍無瑕號（USNS Impeccable）.
中文詞源
impeccable 無瑕疵的im-,不，非，peccable,易犯罪的，易犯過失的。即無過失的，後引申詞義無瑕疵的。
英文詞源
- impeccable (adj.)
- 1530s, "not capable of sin," from Middle French impeccable (15c.) or directly from Late Latin impeccabilis "not liable to sin," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pecare "to sin," of unknown origin. Meaning "faultless" is from 1610s. Related: Impeccably.
雙語例句
- 1. He dressed well and had impeccable manners.
- 他衣冠楚楚，待人接物無可挑剔。
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- 2. He has an impeccable sense of timing.
- 他有著無可挑剔的節奏感。
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- 3. She had an impeccable aristocratic pedigree.
- 她有純正的貴族血統。
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- 4. He was sartorially impeccable.
- 他的著裝無可挑剔。
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- 5. Her academic credentials are impeccable.
- 她的學術背景無可挑剔。
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