Phrase
out of the question
adjective
不可能；不值得考虑
impossible or not worth considering
与 out of question（毫无疑问）不同；本短语意为“不可能”。
- 1.
Not remotely possible.
完全不可能
完全不可能；不知底细；[法] 不可能
In use
We asked for another week off, but that was out of the question.
It is out of the question for us to finish the project by Friday.
Taking a holiday this year is out of the question because we just started a new business.
be out of the question
最常用结构，表示某事绝对不可能。
Going on vacation this year is out of the question.
今年去度假是不可能的。
consider sth out of the question
后接宾语，表示认为某事不可能。
The committee considered any delay out of the question.
委员会认为任何延迟都是不可能的。
make sth out of the question
表示导致某事变得不可能。
The broken elevator made the trip out of the question.
电梯坏了，使这次出行不可能了。
Common mistakes
That is out of question.That is out of the question.
out of question 表示“毫无疑问”，而 out of the question 表示“不可能”，两者意思相反。
That is out of the problem.That is out of the question.
中文常误将“问题”直译为 problem，但固定短语是 out of the question。
Connections
Confusing words
- out of question
- 毫无疑问 · out of the question 意思是'不可能'，而 out of question 是'毫无疑问'，完全相反，注意冠词 the 的存在与否改变整个意思。
- beyond question
- 毫无疑问 · beyond question 也是'毫无疑问'，而 out of the question 是'不可能'，两者意思相反，但结构相似容易混淆。
Word family
- more out of the question
- comparative
- most out of the question
- superlative
Learner notes
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.