impossible

英 [?m'p?s?b(?)l] 美[?m'pɑs?bl]
  • adj. 不可能的;不可能存在的;難以忍受的;不真實(shí)的
  • n. 不可能;不可能的事

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詞態(tài)變化


副詞:?impossibly;名詞:?impossibility;

中文詞源


impossible 不可能的

im-,不,非,possible,可能的。

英文詞源


impossible (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French impossible, from Latin impossibilis "not possible," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + possibilis (see possible). Related: Impossibly.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway.
奇跡就是看似不可能,卻發(fā)生了。

來(lái)自電影《黑衣人3》

2. It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.
很難判斷是誰(shuí)給了致命的一擊。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. The government inherited an impossible situation from its predecessors.
這屆政府從前任那里接過(guò)了一個(gè)非常棘手的爛攤子。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. It's impossible to assess how many officers are participating in the slowdown.
要估算出究竟多少高級(jí)職員參與了怠工是不可能的。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. Towards the end of our time together he was impossible.
到我們?cè)谝黄鸬淖詈竽嵌螘r(shí)間,他簡(jiǎn)直令人難以忍受。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句