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 is inconceivable for me, he wrote, that France would recognise two communities within the same discipline.
  对我来说不可想象的是，他写道，法国会承认同一学科内部的两班人马。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Obviously, it is inconceivable, especially should not be in a socialist country happen, though still happen.
  显然，这是不可思议的，尤其是不应在社会主义的国度里发生，然而还是发生了。
• 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！
• I think it is inconceivable to believe that we can live him there for more time.
  我想，如果有人认为我们会让他继续被关押在加沙，那是不可思议的。