unthinkable
- 英式英标[ʌn\'θɪŋkəbl]
- 美式音标[ʌn\'θɪŋkəb(ə)l]
英文词源
- unthinkable (adj.)
- early 15c., "too large to be conceived, unimaginable," from un- (1) "not" + think (v.) + -able. Meaning "incapable of being framed by thought" is recorded from mid-15c.
实用例句
- 1. Edward VIII had done the unthinkable and abdicated the throne.
- 爱德华八世竟主动逊位，真是匪夷所思。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Any thought of splitting up the company was unthinkable they said.
- 他们说，任何将公司拆分开的想法都是不能接受的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.
- 笃信天主教让她完全无法接受堕胎。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. It was unthinkable that she could be dead.
- 她竟然去世了，真是很难相信。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. It would be unthinkable to ask him to do that.
- 叫他做那件事是毫无可能的.
来自《简明英汉词典》