Word · Frequency #20522
immovable
不可移动之物
something immovable
- 1.
Something immovable.
不可移动的东西
不可移动的东西
In use
During the renovation, the team had to work around the immovable in the corner.
The insurance policy covers damage to movables but not to immovables.
No matter how hard they pushed, the immovable did not budge.
a/an + immovable
单数可数名词用法，指具体的某个不可移动的物体。
The broken engine is an immovable.
那台坏掉的发动机成了一个无法移动的东西。
these/those + immovables
复数形式 immovables 用于指代多个不可移动的物体。
These immovables are too heavy for us to move.
这些不可移动的东西太重了，我们搬不动。
Common mistakes
The immovable of the heavy safe made it difficult to carry.The immovability of the heavy safe made it difficult to carry.
immovable 作名词时指具体的不动之物（如 a large rock），而“不可移动的性质”要用抽象名词 immovability；此处是在说明性质，所以需改用 immovability。
We need to clear all immovable from the hallway.We need to clear all immovables from the hallway.
immovable 是可数名词，表示“不可移动的东西”；表示多件时须加复数词尾 -s，不能用单数形式当作不可数名词来统称 multiple items。
Connections
Collocations
- movables and immovables
- 动产与不动产
- The contract divides the assets into movables and immovables.该合同将资产分为动产与不动产。
- tax on immovables
- 不动产税
- The local government imposes a tax on immovables.地方政府对不动产征税。
- transfer of immovables
- 不动产转让
- The transfer of immovables requires formal registration.不动产转让需要正式登记。
- own immovables
- 拥有不动产
- Many wealthy families own immovables in several countries.许多富裕家庭在多个国家拥有不动产。
Idioms & figurative uses
- an immovable object
- 不可动摇的事物；固执不变的人或立场He's an immovable object when it comes to changing the company rules.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一块巨石上刻着 immovable，任人推搡纹丝不动，就是不可移动之物。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文本、正式书面语 作名词时通常用于正式或法律语境，指不可移动的物体或财产，日常口语中较少见。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 immovables。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 immovable /ɪˈmuːvəbl/ 押韵（重读元音 /uː/ 及之后相同）的有 movable /ˈmuːvəbl/、removable /rɪˈmuːvəbl/、provable /ˈpruːvəbl/；注意 immobile /ɪˈmoʊbəl/ 和 immoral /ɪˈmɔːrəl/ 拼写相似，但发音不同，不能按 immovable 类推。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.