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unspeakable + noun (attributive)
The survivors told stories of unspeakable horrors.
幸存者讲述了无法形容的恐怖经历。
极坏的；恶劣至极的
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极坏的；恶劣至极的
extremely bad or objectionable
The survivors told stories of unspeakable horrors.
幸存者讲述了无法形容的恐怖经历。
无法被说出或表达的
Incapable of being spoken or uttered.
无法谈论的
Impossible to speak about.
不适合或不允许被说出或描述的
Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
极其糟糕或令人反感的
Extremely bad or objectionable.
The pain in his knees was unspeakable after the long hike.
长途徒步之后，他膝盖的疼痛难以言表。
The hotel room had an unspeakable odor of old tobacco and sweat.
那个酒店房间有一股陈年烟草和汗味混合的难以形容的气味。
What we saw inside the abandoned house was unspeakable.
我们在那栋废弃房屋里看到的东西令人难以启齿。
The survivors told stories of unspeakable horrors.
幸存者讲述了无法形容的恐怖经历。
The pain he felt was unspeakable.
他感受到的痛苦难以言表。
此结构常表示因强烈情感而无法表达。
The cruelty was unspeakable to witness.
那种残忍目睹之后难以言说。
Not this
The situation was unspeakable terrible.
Use this
The situation was unspeakably terrible.
unspeakable是形容词，不能修饰形容词terrible；应使用副词unspeakably（无法形容地）。
Not this
She kept her anger unspeakable.
Use this
She kept her anger unspoken.
unspeakable意为“无法形容的”，此处需要表示“未说出的”，应使用unspoken。
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难以言表的恐怖
The survivors described the unspeakable horror of the attack.
幸存者描述了袭击中难以言表的恐怖。
难以言表的残忍
The prisoners endured unspeakable cruelty at the hands of their captors.
囚犯们在俘获者手下遭受了难以言表的残忍对待。
令人发指的行为
The documentary exposes the unspeakable acts committed during the war.
这部纪录片揭露了战争期间犯下的令人发指的行为。
难以言表的邪恶
The novel explores the nature of unspeakable evil.
这部小说探讨了难以言表的邪恶的本质。
难以言表的悲剧
The fire was an unspeakable tragedy for the whole community.
这场火灾对整个社区来说是一场难以言表的悲剧。
难以言表的喜悦
The family felt unspeakable joy when they were reunited.
家人团聚时感到难以言表的喜悦。
英国乡绅纵马逐狐——难以言喻之物正在全力追逐无法下口之物！
Oscar Wilde's description of fox hunting as 'the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable' mocks the upper-class sport.
奥斯卡·王尔德将猎狐描述为“难以言喻之物全力追逐无法下口之物”,以此嘲讽上流社会的这项运动。
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拆分记忆：un + speak + able = 无法 speak（说）出来，即“难以言表的”；若形容坏事，就是“坏到说不出口”。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲和书面报告、新闻报道和评论、文学或戏剧作品 这个词整体偏正式和书面，通常用于正式写作或文学描述。常见含义有两种：一是“难以言表的/无法形容的”，常修饰 horror、pain 等抽象名词；二是“极其恶劣的/令人发指的”，用于谴责严重罪行或行为。日常口语中较少用，更常说 terrible、awful 或 beyond words。
形容词，常作定语或表语，表示无法用言语形容或极其糟糕。
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