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- unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence触摸不到的; 抓不住的; 无形的：
the moonlight made things seem intangible.
月光让一切都显得恍惚。
1.1
- difficult or impossible to define or understand; vague and abstract难以确定的; 不可捉摸的; 模糊抽象的：
the rose symbolized something intangible about their relationship.
玫瑰象征着他们关系中的不可捉摸之处。
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- (of an asset or benefit) not constituting or represented by a physical object and of a value not precisely measurable（资产, 利益）无形的：
intangible business property like trademarks and patents.
商标和专利之类的无形商业资产。
(一般作intangibles)
- an intangible thing无形的东西, 不可捉摸的东西：
intangibles like self-confidence and responsibility.
自信和责任之类无形的东西。
派生词
intangibility
nounintangibly
adverb词源
early 17th cent. (as an adjective)： from French, or from medieval Latin intangibilis, from in- 'not' + late Latin tangibilis （see TANGIBLE）.