intractability
UK/ɪn,træktə'bɪləti/US/in.træktә'biliti/
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Definitions
n.
The quality of being hard to manage, control, or solve.
棘手；难以驾驭
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
-abilcapable of, worthy of
+
-itystate, quality, condition
=intractability
in- (not) + tract (pull/lead) + -able + -ity = the state of not being able to be led or pulled along — i.e. unmanageable, stubborn. From tractare 'to handle': something you cannot handle.
Root tra still carries 109 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The intractability of the conflict frustrated every mediator.