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  3. /unsolvable

unsolvable

UK/,ʌn'sɔlvəbl/US/.ʌn'sɒlvәbl/
C2

Definitions

adj.

Impossible to solve

无法解决的,无解的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
un-not, reversal
+
solvloosen, release, dissolve
+
-ablecapable of, worthy of
=unsolvable

un- (not) + solvable = not able to be solved. Transparent negative.

Root solv still carries 42 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Some philosophers argue the problem is fundamentally unsolvable.

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