ineffable
/ɪnˈefəbl/adjective
1- too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words(伟大或极致得)无法表达的, 不可言喻的, 难以形容的:
the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades.
佛罗里达大沼泽地妙不可言的自然美。
1.1
- not to be uttered禁呼的, 不可口说的, 应避讳的:
the ineffable Hebrew name that gentiles write as Jehovah.
异教徒写成“耶和华”的应避讳的希伯来名字。
派生词
ineffability
nounineffably
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin ineffabilis, from in- 'not' + effabilis (see EFFABLE).