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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• His letters had caused her an indescribable thrill, the sight of his handwriting had made her tremble.
  他的一封封信在她心里激起了一层层波浪，看见他的笔迹使她浑身震颤。
• Such time, the mood is indescribable.
  这样的时候，心情是无法形容的。
• 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。
• Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
  感谢神，他的恩赐难以形容。
• This organic process, often leading to moments of extraordinary self-discovery, is of an indescribable fascination.
  这种有机的加工过程往往达到不寻常自我发现的境界，具有难以言表的构思魅力。
• 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。