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

• 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”。
• 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。
• The pain was indescribable when the horse kicked me.
  马踢我时的痛苦是难以言表的。
• There is an indescribable aurora in beaming old age.
  在喜气洋洋的老年有着一种无以名之的曙光。
• 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。
• An indescribable uneasiness pervaded all minds.
  盘踞在大家心中的是一种无法描写的不安。
• She's had two major operations and has lived a life of indescribable hardship.
  她动了两次手术，生活的艰难你真的不能想象。
• I was indulged in an indescribable feeling, deeper than love.
  情，难以言传，比爱更深，把我淹没。
• I told them your candy is absolutely indescribable!
  我告诉他们你的糖果实在是无法形容！