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unattainable

🇬🇧 UK/ʌnə'teɪnəb(ə)l/🇺🇸 US/.ʌnә'teinәbl/
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Definitions

adj.

Impossible to achieve, reach, or obtain

无法实现的;难以达到的

n.

Something that cannot be attained

无法实现的事物

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
atto, toward
+
tainhold, keep
+
ablecapable of, worthy of
=unattainable

Common Collocations

  • 1.unattainable goal难以实现的目标
  • 2.unattainable ideal遥不可及的理想
  • 3.seemingly unattainable看似无法达到的
  • 4.unattainable standard高不可攀的标准

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Perfection is often described as an unattainable ideal that we nonetheless strive for.

  • 2.

    The media promotes unattainable beauty standards that damage young people's self-esteem.

  • 3.

    His dream of becoming a professional athlete felt unattainable after the injury.

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