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。
• 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。
• From time to time she raised her eyes towards the man, with a sort of tranquillity and an indescribable confidence.
  她不时抬起眼睛望着那个人，显出一种无可言喻的宁静和信赖的神情。
• An indescribable uneasiness pervaded all minds.
  盘踞在大家心中的是一种无法描写的不安。
• A moment of indescribable silence ensued, in which death might have been heard flitting by.
  大家哑口无言。在一阵无法形容的沉默中，好象听到死神在飞翔。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It has an indescribable romantic charm.
  它具有一种难以形容的神韵。