inconceivable
英 [ɪnkən'siːvəb(ə)l]
美 [,ɪnkən'sivəbl]
- adj. 不可思議的；難以置信的；不能想象的；非凡的
助記提示
1、in- "not, opposite of" + con- + -ceiv- + -able.
2、含義：take into the mind. => that can be imagined.
中文詞源
inconceivable 無法想象的in-,不，非，conceivable,可想象的。
英文詞源
- inconceivable (adj.)
- 1630s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + conceivable. Related: Inconcievably. An Old English word for this was unasmeagendlic.
雙語例句
- 1. Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable.
- 直到現在，美元的貶值似乎都無法想象。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was inconceivable to me that Toby could have been my attacker.
- 真想不到托比竟會是襲擊我的人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is inconceivable that the minister was not aware of the problem.
- 令人難以置信的是那位大臣竟然沒有意識到這個問題。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The thought of leaving her family was inconceivable to her.
- 想到要離開家她就覺得難以想像.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. It is inconceivable that a thing can both be and not be.
- 一件事情,即是又非是,是不可思議的.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》