impossible
英 [?m'p?s?b(?)l]
美[?m'pɑs?bl]
- adj. 不可能的；不可能存在的；难以忍受的；不真实的
- n. 不可能；不可能的事
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词态变化
副词:?impossibly;名词:?impossibility;
中文词源
impossible 不可能的
im-,不，非，possible,可能的。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway.
- 奇迹就是看似不可能，却发生了。
来自电影《黑衣人3》
- 2. It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.
- 很难判断是谁给了致命的一击。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The government inherited an impossible situation from its predecessors.
- 这届政府从前任那里接过了一个非常棘手的烂摊子。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. It's impossible to assess how many officers are participating in the slowdown.
- 要估算出究竟多少高级职员参与了怠工是不可能的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Towards the end of our time together he was impossible.
- 到我们在一起的最后那段时间，他简直令人难以忍受。
来自柯林斯例句