Word · Frequency #18623
unimaginable
完全不可能的；几乎不可能的
totally unlikely
- 1.
Unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond belief.
无法想象的；不可思议的；难以置信的
- 2.
totally unlikely
完全不可能
无法想象的；不可思议的；难以置信的；完全不可能；不能想象的；不可思议的
In use
It is unimaginable that the bakery would sell out of bread by nine in the morning.
She found it unimaginable that her brother would refuse the scholarship.
The possibility of the pharmacy being closed at noon was unimaginable to the residents.
be unimaginable to sb
表示某事对某人来说不可思议。
The scale of the disaster was unimaginable to most people.
灾难的规模对大多数人来说是难以想象的。
it is unimaginable that...
用形式主语it引导从句。
It is unimaginable that he would betray his friends.
难以想象他会背叛朋友。
find sth unimaginable
find + 宾语 + 宾语补足语。
Connections
Collocations
- unimaginable horror
- 难以想象的恐怖
- The survivors described the unimaginable horror they had endured.幸存者描述了他们所经历的难以想象的恐怖。
- unimaginable wealth
- 难以想象的财富
- The tech founder amassed unimaginable wealth in just a few years.这位科技创始人在短短几年内积累了难以想象的财富。
- unimaginable suffering
- 难以想象的苦难
- The war brought unimaginable suffering to countless families.战争给无数家庭带来了难以想象的苦难。
- unimaginable scale
- 难以想象的规模
- The festival grew to an unimaginable scale in just a decade.这个节日在短短十年间发展到了难以想象的规模。
- almost unimaginable
- 几乎无法想象的
- It is almost unimaginable how much the city has changed.这座城市的变化之大几乎无法想象。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：试图想象一种从未见过的颜色，脑中一片空白——那就是 unimaginable（无法想象的）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、news reports、formal writing 该词语体比较中性，正式与非正式场合都通用；语气较强，通常用来强调某件事难以想象或令人难以置信。
Pronunciation & Spelling
imaginable 与 unimaginable 重读音节后的音（/ˈmædʒɪnəbəl/）完全一致，构成真正押韵；unfathomable、unbelievable、unavoidable 虽带 un- 和 -able，但重读元音不同，属于拼写相似而非押韵；fashionable、reasonable 仅共享不重读的后缀 /əbəl/。
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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