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

• 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。
• Such time, the mood is indescribable.
  这样的时候，心情是无法形容的。
• 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。
• I told them your candy is absolutely indescribable!
  我告诉他们你的糖果实在是无法形容！
• These people live in conditions that are almost indescribable.
  这些人生活在几乎无法言喻的环境中。
• If you are a Disney fan visiting the park, the excitement is indescribable when you see all the Disney characters "coming to life".
  如果你是一个迪斯尼公园爱好者，进入公园那分兴奋是难以形容的，你会看所有的迪斯尼人物“活起来”。
• 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。
• The beauty of the lavender fields is indescribable.
  薰衣草田的美丽难以诉诸言语。
• 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。
• 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。