inconceivable
UK/ɪnkən'siːvəb(ə)l/US/.inkәn'si:vәbl/
TOEFLC2
Definitions
adj.
Impossible to imagine, understand, or believe.
不可思议的，难以想象的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
con-together, with
+
-ablecapable of, worthy of
=inconceivable
in- (not) + conceive (take into the mind) + -able (able to be) = "not able to be conceived" → so extreme the mind cannot take it in or imagine it.
Root cap still carries 163 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.almost inconceivable几乎不可思议
- 2.utterly inconceivable完全不可思议
- 3.inconceivable that难以想象……
Example Sentences
- 1.
It was inconceivable that he would just walk away.
- 2.
The scale of the universe is almost inconceivable.