Dictionary entry
unnumberable
adjective
数不清的;无数的
too numerous to be counted
- 1.
too numerous to be counted
In use
On a clear night, the stars in the sky are unnumberable.
The grains of sand on the beach seem unnumberable.
When the ant colony marches, the ants are unnumberable.
unnumberable + noun
The universe contains unnumberable stars.
宇宙包含着数不清的星星。
be + unnumberable
The grains of sand on the beach are unnumberable.
海滩上的沙粒多得数不清。
an unnumberable number of + plural noun
虽然字面重复,但 'unnumberable number' 在文学或强调语境中可接受。
He has made an unnumberable number of excuses.
他找了无数个借口。
Common mistakes
The stars in the sky unnumberable.The stars in the sky are unnumberable.
形容词 'unnumberable' 不能单独作谓语,需要与系动词连用。中文中“数不清”可作为谓语,但英语中形容词作表语时必须搭配系动词。
Please check the unnumberable pages for errors.Please check the unnumbered pages for errors.
误用 'unnumberable' 表示“未编号的”,正确词汇应为 'unnumbered'。'unnumberable' 意为“数不清的”,而 'unnumbered' 意为“未编号的”。
Connections
Confusing words
- innumerable
- 无数的,数不清的 · innumerable 更常见,尤其用于正式文体;unnumberable 罕见,且侧重于‘无法编号’而非仅‘数量极多’
- countless
- 无数的,数不清的 · countless 用于强调数量大得无法计数,但语气较口语化;unnumberable 更正式且强调‘无法编号’
Word family
- numberable
- 可数的;可计数的 · adjective
- numberless
- 无数的;数不清的 · adjective
- numbered
- 编号的;标有号码的 · adjective
- unnumbered
- 未编号的;数不清的 · adjective
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.