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unimaginable

UK //ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbl//US //ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbl//

词源

源自 un-(否定前缀) + imagine(想象) + -able(能够…的),字面意思是“无法想象的”。

adjective

❶ 形容事物超出想象范围,难以理解或相信的程度,常用于强调极端或不可思议的情况。

“The scale of the disaster was unimaginable.”

(这场灾难的规模令人难以想象。)

“She lived through unimaginable hardships during the war.”

(她在战争中经历了难以想象的艰辛。)

同义词:inconceivable, unthinkable, incredible

常见短语

beyond the unimaginable — 用于描述超出最极端想象的情况,强调事物的极端性或不可思议性。

“The hero's bravery was beyond the unimaginable.”

(这位英雄的勇敢超出了最极端的想象。)