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

• The stench from the sewer is indescribable.
  下水道发出一股说不出的恶臭。
• 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。
• It was with indescribable relief that I received the news that President Roosevelt had been re-elected.
  当我得到罗斯福总统再度当选的消息后，我的欣慰之情真是难以形容。
• Such time, the mood is indescribable.
  这样的时候，心情是无法形容的。
• There was an indescribable flickering glow in his eyes, creating a fearsome and wholly unnatural effect.
  他的眼里射出一种无法形容的闪烁的光辉，给人以一种可怕的、完全不正常的感觉。
• Monte Cristo looked upon Morrel with indescribable tenderness.
  基督山带着无法形容的怜爱望着莫雷尔。
• 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。
• If you are a Disney fan visiting the park, the excitement is indescribable when you see all the Disney characters "coming to life".
  如果你是一个迪斯尼公园爱好者，进入公园那分兴奋是难以形容的，你会看所有的迪斯尼人物“活起来”。
• He bore upon his brow the indescribable reflection of a light which was invisible.
  他额上反映出灵光，那是我们看不见的。
• The beauty of the lavender fields is indescribable.
  薰衣草田的美丽难以诉诸言语。