Word · Frequency #48473
unmeasurable
/ˌʌnˈmeʒərəbl, -ˈmei-/
adjective
无法测量的；不可估量的
Not able to be measured; immeasurable.
- 1.
Not able to be measured; immeasurable.
不可测量的；无法计量的
不可测量的；无法计量的；无法计量的；不可测的；无限的
In use
The damage to the ecosystem from the oil spill was unmeasurable in financial terms.
Her contribution to the team's success is unmeasurable by simple statistics.
The teacher told us that the value of friendship is unmeasurable.
unmeasurable + noun
The unmeasurable distance between stars.
恒星之间无法计量的距离。
be + unmeasurable
The value of friendship is unmeasurable.
友谊的价值是无法计量的。
Common mistakes
The scientist analyzed the unmeasurable data.The scientist analyzed the unmeasured data.
形容词'unmeasurable'表示'无法测量的'（不可能测量），而'unmeasured'表示'未测量的'（尚未测量）。此处数据并非不可测量，而是尚未被测量，故应用'unmeasured'。
The damage was unmeasurable huge.The damage was unmeasurably huge.
'unmeasurable'是形容词，不能修饰另一个形容词'huge'。应用副词'unmeasurably'来修饰形容词'huge'，表示'大到无法测量地巨大'。
Connections
Confusing words
- immeasurable
- 无法估量的，无限的 · unmeasurable 侧重于技术上无法测量，而 immeasurable 强调数量或程度大到无法衡量，多用于抽象事物。
- measureless
- 无限的，无边无际的 · unmeasurable 指具体无法测量，measureless 更常用于文学描写，强调无边界或无限。
Word family
- measure
- 测量；估量 · v.
- measurement
- 测量；尺寸 · n.
- measurable
- 可测量的；明显的 · adj.
- measured
- 慎重的；有分寸的 · adj.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.