unobtainable
UK/ʌnəb'teɪnəb(ə)l/US/.ʌnәb'teinәbl/
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Definitions
adj.
Impossible to get or acquire
无法获得的；得不到的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun-not, reversal
+
ob-against, toward, in the way of
+
-ablecapable of, worthy of
=unobtainable
un- (not) + obtainable = not obtainable. Often used of things or people kept frustratingly out of reach.
Root tain still carries 87 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
Tickets for the final were completely unobtainable.