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 beauty of the lavender fields is indescribable.
  薰衣草田的美丽难以诉诸言语。
• 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。
• The pain was indescribable when the horse kicked me.
  马踢我时的痛苦是难以言表的。
• Among indescribable time of life, wishing you always return mother's side, even though only stay for a while, you will feel the omnipresent precious mother love.
  在难以描述的生命时光中，但愿你们经常回到母亲的身边，哪怕仅仅停留一刻，你们也会感受到无所不在的珍贵的母爱。
• 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。
• The relief was indescribable. It was freedom after years of slavery. A great weight lifted from me.
  如释重负的感觉是难以言喻的。这是受多年奴役之后的自由。我卸下了一个重担。
• 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。
• Then the article goes on to speak of the truly indescribable and bestial conditions of life in the swollen London slums.
  文章接着谈到不断膨胀中的伦敦贫民窟无限悲惨的非人生活情况。
• 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。
• Often you will see the maddening adjective indescribable used to describe the event.
  你经常发现令人恼火的形容词难以形容被拿来描述其过程。