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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

    • Chinese contemporary art'is being formed and constructed by various enthusiasm and desires in China and overseas, but it is after all impalpable and indefinable.
      “中国当代艺术”在海外和本土正在被各种热情、欲望塑造着,但始终是不可捉摸、不可定义。
    • The indefinable pleasures that a bookshop supplies.
      书店给人的难以言喻的乐趣。
    • The mode of expression_r, the tone and modulation of the voice, the choice of words, and certain other indefinable things distinguish him.
      表达的方式、音调的转换、遣词造句以及某种难以言表的东西会让他们与众不同。
    • A strange exaltation that was indefinable; a strange fantastical mind; what a strange sense of humor she has.
      不确定的异常兴奋;异常的空想;她的幽默感是多么不同寻常。
    • 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。
    • It WAS the quality of it, the repose, and the musical modulation-the soft, rich, indefinable product of culture and a gentle soul.
      他爱恋她声音的悦耳、平和与它那动人的起伏&那是文化教养与高雅的灵魂的流露,柔和丰富得难以描述。
    • 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。
    • No sunset so beautiful that it does not waken the vision of a greater beauty, a vision which passes before it is fully glimpsed, and in passing leaves and indefinable longing and regret.
      美丽的落日总会引起一个更加绚丽的景象未及饱览便一闪即逝,并在消逝中给人留下不可名状的渴望和惆怅。
    • 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。
    • To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
      怕被人看穿她在找活干,让她感到一阵无以名状的羞愧,因此她赶紧加快步子,装出一副有事在身的那种人常有的漫不经心的神气。