Word · Frequency #14265
interminable
冗长的;无休止的
核心释义
interminable
- 1.
无休止的;无尽的
Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.
无休止的;无尽的;无限的;冗长的
用法In use
The meeting was interminable, and I kept checking my watch.
用法提示:interminable 作表语形容词,表示会议长得令人厌烦。
After two interminable hours in traffic, we finally reached the airport.
用法提示:interminable 放在名词前作定语,强调时间漫长难熬。
Her speech felt interminable, even though it lasted only ten minutes.
用法提示:interminable 作表语,描述主观感受上的漫无止境。
sth seems interminable
The meeting seemed interminable.
会议似乎无休无止。
an interminable period of time
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- interminable wait
- 没完没了的等待
- The flight was delayed, leaving us with an interminable wait at the airport.航班延误了,我们在机场没完没了地等着。
- interminable meeting
- 冗长的会议
- The interminable meeting finally came to an end at six o'clock.那场冗长的会议终于在六点结束了。
- interminable delay
- 没完没了的延误
- Passengers complained about the interminable delay.乘客们抱怨这场没完没了的延误。
- interminable list
- 冗长的清单
- She read out an interminable list of complaints.她念了一大串没完没了的抱怨。
- interminable argument
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 terminal(终点):到不了终点 = interminable,即没完没了、冗长难熬。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、literary description、official speech interminable 通常用于正式或书面语,多指冗长且似乎没有尽头的事物;日常口语中更常说 endless 或 never-ending。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正同韵的是 terminable 和 determinable,它们的重读元音 /ɜː/ 及后面的 /mɪnəbəl/ 与 interminable 一致。terminal、terminate、inimitable 是拼写上的近似词,但读音不同:terminal 以 /nəl/ 结尾,terminate 以 /neɪt/ 结尾,inimitable 的重读元音是 /ɪ/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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