Word · Frequency #19341
irrepressible
难以抑制的;无法控制的
核心释义
impossible to repress or control
- 1.
无法遏制或控制的
Not containable or controllable.
- 2.
尤指精力充沛、直言不讳或坚持不懈的
Especially high-spirited, outspoken, or insistent.
无法遏制或控制的;尤指精力充沛、直言不讳或坚持不懈的;约束不住的;抑制不住的
用法In use
Her irrepressible laughter echoed through the hallway.
用法提示:irrepressible 是形容词,作定语修饰 laughter,意为“难以抑制的”。
Even after losing the match, his irrepressible enthusiasm inspired the whole team.
用法提示:irrepressible 作定语修饰 enthusiasm,表示“无法压制的、难以抑制的”。
The toddler's irrepressible energy kept her parents busy all day.
用法提示:irrepressible 作定语修饰 energy,表达“难以抑制的、控制不住的”。
irrepressible + noun
作定语时放在名词前,常修饰表示情感、态度或精神的名词,如 optimism、spirit、laughter。
Her irrepressible optimism inspired everyone around her.
她那抑制不住的乐观精神鼓舞了身边的每个人。
be irrepressible
作表语时,主语多为某种情绪或品质,强调这种情绪无法被压住。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- irrepressible optimism
- 难以抑制的乐观
- Her irrepressible optimism lifted the whole team.她那难以抑制的乐观鼓舞了整个团队。
- irrepressible spirit
- 不屈不挠的精神
- Despite the setbacks, his irrepressible spirit never wavered.尽管屡遭挫折,他那种不屈不挠的精神从未动摇。
- irrepressible laughter
- 忍不住的笑声
- The joke sent the children into irrepressible laughter.这个笑话让孩子们忍不住大笑起来。
- irrepressible curiosity
- 无法遏制的好奇心
- Her irrepressible curiosity led her to explore every corner of the old house.她那无法遏制的好奇心驱使她探索了老房子的每个角落。
- irrepressible urge
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
ir-表“不”,repress是“压制”,-ible是“可被…的”:压也压不住,就是抑制不住的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式写作、演讲、新闻报道 多用于书面语和正式场合,常修饰 enthusiasm、laughter 等词,表示“抑制不住的”。日常口语中较少使用,通常可用 can't help 或 uncontrollable 代替。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Repressible, suppressible, expressible, compressible, and accessible all rhyme with irrepressible: the stressed vowel is /ɛ/ and the ending is /səbəl/ (accessible = /ˈsɛsəbəl/; the others = /ˈprɛsəbəl/). Be careful with irresponsible /ˌɪrɪˈspɑːnsəbəl/: it looks similar but stresses /ɑː/ and ends in /nsəbəl/, so it does not rhyme.
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