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

• 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。
• All of this now seems inconceivable.
  所有这些，现在似乎还很难想象。
• It seemed inconceivable that the pilot could have survived the crash.
  驾驶员在飞机坠毁后，竟然还能活着，这看来是不可想象的事。
• The fact that the Greek people are unwilling to bear the pain merely makes the already implausible quite inconceivable.
  希腊民众不愿承受痛苦，这一事实只会让已属不靠谱的事情变得更加不可想象。
• 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。
• 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！
• Marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crisis.
  没有冲突的婚姻几乎同没有危机的国家一样难以想象。
• An inconceivable victory against all odds.
  在与所有不同意见的斗争中取得的不可思议的胜利。
• This is the indiscriminate, inconceivable horror of chemical weapons.
  这是化学武器的滥杀和令人难以置信的恐怖。
• 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。