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indefinable

英 [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl]

美 [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl]

adj.  难以定义的; 无法解释的

复数:indefinables 

TEM8

BNC.21190 / COCA.26368

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 难以定义的;无法解释的
      difficult or impossible to define or explain
      1. She has that indefinable something that makes an actress a star.
        她具备了那种使演员成为明星的说不出的特质。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ 难以确切表达的;难以确定的;模糊不清的
      Anindefinablequality or feeling cannot easily be described.
      1. There was something indefinable in her eyes...
        她的眼神里有种难以确定的东西。
      2. His head felt lighter in some indefinable way.
        他的头不知为何有点晕眩。

    英英释义

    adj

    • not capable of being precisely or readily described
      1. an indefinable feeling of terror
      2. an abstract concept that seems indefinable
      Synonym:undefinable
    • 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:indescribableineffableunspeakableuntellableunutterable

    双语例句

    • The author intended to create text full of sensorial stimulus, to demonstrate the indefinable movements of characters, like the reactions of plants evoked from the forces of Nature.
      第一章探讨《向性》一书里,作者透过文章结构、词汇布置出一个充满刺激物的文字空间启动人类的五种感官,进而观察人物微妙的心理活动转化。
    • The boundary is not clearly defined. This borderline is indefinable. definite but not specified or identified.
      有明确的界限但没有确定、识别。
    • An indefinable sadness had come over Huei-fang these last few days.
      四小姐这无名的惆怅也是最近三四天内才有的。
    • The indefinable pleasures that a bookshop supplies.
      书店给人的难以言喻的乐趣。
    • His head felt lighter in some indefinable way.
      他的头不知为何有点晕眩。
    • There's an indefinable air of tension in this town.
      这城镇里有种难以描述的紧张气氛。
    • These words were uttered with an indefinable sound which startled the girl.
      这些话的口气有些暧昧,它使姑娘吃了一惊。
    • The role of the manager is inherently general, variable, and indefinable.
      经理人的角色本来就是不断变化且难以描述的。
    • Shi Jing ( below as Shi): I was influenced by progressivism, and I wanted to make something that was indefinable.
      史晶(以下简称史):当时是受到进步论的影响,就是想做出一种无法界定的东西。
    • She had that indefinable beauty.
      她浑身上下洋溢着一种美丽。