indescribable
UK/ɪndɪ'skraɪbəb(ə)l/US/.indi'skraibәbl/
B2
Definitions
adj.
Too extreme, unusual, or powerful to be described.
难以形容的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
de-down, away, reversal
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-ablecapable of, worthy of
=indescribable
Indescribable literally means “not able to be described”: words cannot fully write it out.
Root script still carries 46 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.indescribable beauty难以名状的美
- 2.indescribable joy无法言喻的快乐
Example Sentences
- 1.
The view from the summit was indescribable.
Easily Confused
Indescribable is usually emotional or emphatic; vague means unclear, not necessarily beyond words.