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源自拉丁语 'in-'(不) + 'conceivabilis'(可想象的),17世纪进入英语。
❶ 指某事难以想象或理解,超出常理范围,通常用于强调某事物极其罕见或不可能发生。
“It's inconceivable that he could have finished the project in just one day.”
(他能在一天内完成这个项目简直难以想象。)
“The idea of living without electricity is inconceivable to most people today.”
(对如今大多数人来说,没有电的生活是不可想象的。)
beyond inconceivable — 强调某事不仅难以想象,甚至超出了常规的不可想象范围,表达极度的不可思议。
“The complexity of quantum physics is beyond inconceivable for most laypeople.”
(量子物理的复杂性对大多数外行人来说超出了不可想象的范围。)