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insufferable

UK //ɪnˈsʌf(ə)rəb(ə)l//US //ɪnˈsʌfərəbəl//

词源

源自拉丁语 'insufferabilis'(in- '不' + sufferre '忍受'),15世纪进入英语。

adjective

❶ 形容人或事物令人难以忍受,通常指因傲慢、烦人或过度表现而让人感到极度不适。

“His insufferable arrogance made everyone avoid him at the party.”

(他那令人难以忍受的傲慢让派对上所有人都避开他。)

“The heat in the room was insufferable after the air conditioning broke down.”

(空调坏了之后,房间里的热度让人无法忍受。)

同义词:unbearable, intolerable, unendurable

常见短语

insufferable pain — 形容疼痛剧烈到无法忍受的程度,常用于描述生理或心理上的极端痛苦。

“The patient was screaming from insufferable pain after the surgery.”

(手术后患者因无法忍受的疼痛而尖叫。)