incomparable
/ɪnˈkɒmpərəbl/adjective
1
- without an equal in quality or extent; matchless(质量, 程度)无双的, 无敌的, 无比的:
the incomparable beauty of Venice.
威尼斯无与伦比的美丽。
2
- unable to be compared; totally different in nature or extent不能比较的; (性质, 程度)截然不同的, 天壤之别的:
censorship still exists, but now it's absolutely incomparable with what it was.
审查制度依然存在, 但与过去的已经截然不同了。
派生词
incomparability
nounincomparably
adverb词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin incomparabilis, from in- 'not' + comparabilis (see COMPARABLE).