indistinguishable
UK/ɪndɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃəb(ə)l/US/.indis'tiŋgwiʃәbl/
A2
Definitions
adj.
Impossible to tell apart from something else.
无法区分的，难以辨别的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
distinguishnot, apart, away
+
-ablestand, set, place
=indistinguishable
in- (not) + distinguish (prick apart) + -able (able to be) = not able to be pricked apart — so identical-seeming, impossible to tell from something else.
Common Collocations
- 1.indistinguishable from与……无法区分
- 2.virtually indistinguishable几乎无法区分
- 3.almost indistinguishable几乎分不出
Example Sentences
- 1.
The copy was virtually indistinguishable from the original painting.
- 2.
At a distance, the twins are indistinguishable.