inenarrable

a. 难以描述的

发音

US /ɪnɪˈnæɹəb(ə)l/
其它
UK /ɪnɪˈnæɹəb(ə)l/

词形变化

more inenarrable 比较级 most inenarrable 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    That cannot be told; indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable.

    难以描述的

    正式 文学

词源

Learned borrowing from French inénarrable, from Latin inēnārrābilis (“indescribable”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + ēnārrābilis (“describable, explainable”). Ēnārrābilis is derived from ēnārrāre + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon); ēnārrāre is the present active infinitive of ēnārrō (“to explain in detail, expound”), from ē- (a variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘away; out; thoroughly’)) + narrō (“to say; to relate, tell; to describe; to recount, report”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”)). The English word is analysable as in- + enarrable. Compare ignorant and -able for the components.

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