inconceivable

英 [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl]

美 [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl]

adj.  难以想象的; 无法相信的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 难以想象的；无法相信的
  impossible to imagine or believe
  1. It is inconceivable that the minister was not aware of the problem.
     令人难以置信的是那位大臣竟然没有意识到这个问题。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不能想象的;不可思议的
  If you describe something asinconceivable, you think it is very unlikely to happen or be true.
  1. It was inconceivable to me that Toby could have been my attacker...
     真想不到托比竟会是袭击我的人。
  2. Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable.
     直到现在,美元的贬值似乎都无法想象。

英英释义

adj

• totally unlikely
  Synonym:impossibleout of the questionunimaginable

双语例句

• It sounds inconceivable but is the naked truth.
  这听起来不可思议，但却绝对是事实。
• Overwhelmed with bliss, he told me, gods power is indeed inconceivable.
  当时他沈醉在喜悦里，对我说：上帝的力量真是太不可思议了！
• It is inconceivable, the agony with which this public veneration tortured him!
  公众对他的景仰是如何折磨着他，那痛苦是难以想见的！
• He can't go on holiday alone; it's inconceivable.
  他不会一个人去度假，这是不可能的。
• For a child to do that job is just inconceivable.
  那一个孩子做这项工作那真是不可思议。
• Sadly, it is inconceivable that Japan would appoint a foreigner to lead one of its most important institutions.
  遗憾的是，日本任命一位外国人领导其最为重要的机构之一是不可想象的。
• I feel it is inconceivable, however, I am purified by the simplicity.
  我觉得它是不可思议的，不管怎样，在简单面前我被净化了。
• Alas, this seems inconceivable.
  可是哎呀，这似乎是不可想象的。
• The idea that they might not win was inconceivable to them.
  他们可能不会赢这一想法对他们来说是不可想象的。
• It once seemed inconceivable to everyone that men should travel to the moon.
  人们一度认为，人飞上月球似乎是不可想象的。