| 词汇 | undefinable |
| 释义 | undefinable adjective uk /ˌʌn.dɪˈfaɪ.nə.bəl/ us /ˌʌn.dɪˈfaɪ.nə.bəl/ → indefinable难下定义的;难以确切描述（或解释）的 Defining & explaining account (to someone) for something accountability adumbrate adumbration annotation annotator belabour demythologize extenuate indefinably indescribably inexpressibly justificatory lay something out outline sketch spell trace walk through something what is he, are they, etc. like?idiom Examples of undefinableundefinable The precise object of enquiry has not yet been yet defined, so the 'facts', whatever they may turn out to be, must also remain undefinable. This new theory created an opportunity for formerly undefinable concepts to be defined. Holmes reaffirmed that the extent to which public welfare could be used to justify limitations on liberty and property remained undefinable. Nor can the incidence of prevalence of heresthetic be determined, because the universe of possible cases of it is undefinable. From this perspective, anything which impedes the elasticity of the interchanges of minorities, which seeks to impose definition upon the undefinable, is not only wrong but dangerous. I must admit that it appears to me to be an attempt to define the undefinable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a matter of trying to access the undefinable in the particular atmosphere of a particular shop floor in a particular factory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Affordability of course is not defined, and is probably undefinable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are to have their house property assessed not on its letting value but on some imaginary fictitious value which is undefined and undefinable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In these days an undefinable commodity called a financial syndicate has been making itself manifest in various directions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But that particular and undefinable distinction is fading away fast before our eyes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Large sections of the community now believe that this document in some undefinable way is addressed to the solution of these problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is dangerous, undefinable and virtually inoperable in any sense of legality, and therefore it is best left out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not care who it may be who attempts to define the real qualities of the nurses; to my mind they are absolutely undefinable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, the word "hatred" is one of the vague, undefinable words against which it must be hard for anybody to defend himself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of undefinable These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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