indescribable

英 [ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbl]

美 [ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbl]

adj.  难以形容的; 无法言传的

BNC.20141 / COCA.21007

牛津词典

adj.

• 难以形容的；无法言传的
  so extreme or unusual it is almost impossible to describe
  1. The pain was indescribable.
     疼痛得无法形容。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 难以形容的;无法描述的
  You useindescribableto emphasize that a quality or condition is very intense or extreme, and therefore cannot be properly described.
  1. ...her indescribable joy when it was confirmed her son was alive...
     儿子活着的消息得到确认后她难以形容的喜悦
  2. The stench from the sewer is indescribable.
     下水道发出一股说不出的恶臭。

英英释义

adj

• defying expression or description
  1. indefinable yearnings
  2. indescribable beauty
  3. ineffable ecstasy
  4. inexpressible anguish
  5. unspeakable happiness
  6. unutterable contempt
  7. a thing of untellable splendor
  Synonym:indefinableineffableunspeakableuntellableunutterable

双语例句

• I feel they are all equal because they are all equally adequate and inadequate descriptions of the indescribable.
  我觉得它们一律平等，因为其既适用、亦不适用于描述无可名状的东西。
• The pain was indescribable when the horse kicked me.
  马踢我时的痛苦是难以言表的。
• Life in the turbulent rapids traversed in stone, many indescribable to build the beautiful.
  生命本该在激流湍石中走过，才构筑出许多不可名状的美好。
• Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
  感谢神，他的恩赐难以形容。
• I told them your candy is absolutely indescribable!
  我告诉他们你的糖果实在是无法形容！
• Often you will see the maddening adjective indescribable used to describe the event.
  你经常发现令人恼火的形容词难以形容被拿来描述其过程。
• The beauty of the lavender fields is indescribable.
  薰衣草田的美丽难以诉诸言语。
• As we turned the corner, a scene of indescribable beauty appeared before us.
  我们转弯后，一幅难以形容的美景呈现在我们眼前。
• These people live in conditions that are almost indescribable.
  这些人生活在几乎无法言喻的环境中。
• Even the actions he performed for the benefit of the common people are indescribable and beyond our imagination.
  即便是他教化普通民众的事迹也是无与言表，超出我们的想象。