Word · Frequency #20334
unspeakable
极坏的;恶劣至极的
extremely bad or objectionable
- 1.
Incapable of being spoken or uttered.
无法被说出或表达的
- 2.
Impossible to speak about.
无法谈论的
- 3.
Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
不适合或不允许被说出或描述的
- 4.
Extremely bad or objectionable.
极其糟糕或令人反感的
- 5.
That cannot be referenced in source code, due to having no usable name.
在源代码中无法引用的,因为没有可用的名称
难以言表的;无法形容的;不宜说出口的;不堪启齿的;无法在源代码中引用的;没有可用名称的;无法被说出或表达的;无法谈论的
In use
The pain in his knees was unspeakable after the long hike.
The hotel room had an unspeakable odor of old tobacco and sweat.
What we saw inside the abandoned house was unspeakable.
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。
be + unspeakable (predicative)
The pain he felt was unspeakable.
他感受到的痛苦难以言表。
unspeakable + to-infinitive
此结构常表示因强烈情感而无法表达。
Connections
Collocations
- unspeakable horror
- 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。
- unspeakable cruelty
- 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。
- unspeakable acts
- 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。
- unspeakable evil
- 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。
- unspeakable tragedy
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
形容词,常作定语或表语,表示无法用言语形容或极其糟糕。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵:speakable /ˈspiːkəbl/ 和 seekable /ˈsiːkəbl/(重读元音 /iː/ 后接 /kəbl/)。拼写或结构相近但读音不同:breakable /ˈbreɪkəbl/ 与 unbreakable /ʌnˈbreɪkəbl/ 中的 -eak 读作 /eɪ/;despicable /dɪˈspɪkəbl/ 的重音和元音不同;ineffable /ɪnˈɛfəbl/ 虽意思相近,但不押韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
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