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
CET4TEM4考研CET6中高頻詞核心詞匯
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。
來自電影《黑衣人3》
- 2. It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.
- 很難判斷是誰給了致命的一擊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The government inherited an impossible situation from its predecessors.
- 這屆政府從前任那里接過了一個(gè)非常棘手的爛攤子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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，他簡直令人難以忍受。
來自柯林斯例句