词汇 | unspeakable |
释义 | unspeakable adjective uk /ʌnˈspiː.kə.bəl/ us /ʌnˈspiː.kə.bəl/ too bad or shocking to be expressed in words: 不堪入耳的;难以说出口的;无法用言语形容的 unspeakable crimes极其残忍的罪行 No report can convey the unspeakable suffering that this war has caused.这场战争所造成的痛苦无法形容,没有甚么报道能够传达出来。 The stench coming from the toilets was unspeakable.从卫生间散发出来的气味臭不可闻。 Compare indescribable Serious and unpleasant abominable abominably abysmal abysmally apocalyptic fraught frightful from hellidiom fun ghastliness not be all fun and gamesidiom noxiously objectionable objectionably odious unpleasantly unpleasantness unpretty unspeakably unsupportable Related wordunspeakably unspeakable | American Dictionaryunspeakable adjective us/ʌnˈspi·kə·bəl/ too bad or shocking to be described or expressed: unspeakable crimes Examples of unspeakableunspeakable Despite her longevity, however, she never recovered from the unspeakable horror of the events forty years earlier. He asserts the human need to sing, recognising that music permits expression of the unspeakable. And this is 'correlative to identification with a sinthome',111 some unspeakable, obscene signifier where jouissance makes itself felt in the symbolic order. If laws are used to govern them too severely, there will be unspeakable difficulties; and if too leniently, violations are bound to be very numerous. He committed acts of unspeakable violence, but at the same time commanded a large and loyal following. This is a situation in which the unspeakable becomes speakable. Progressing from fright to hardness to fatalism in the face of unspeakable horrors, her letters are the products of mature observation and analysis. It is an act of unspeakable violence to break these terms apart. In mobilising a society with the signs of resurrection or eternal life, often to acts of unspeakable violence, the nation lends to the profane a sacred status. If the detainee is put under duress, we hope that he will give us full details and that - as a consequence - we will be able to avoid an unspeakable tragedy. Silence may be indicative of the unspeakable. The taboo is the unspeakable, absent, invisible. Above all, they will share many of the sentiments expressed, and many will marvel, somewhat wistfully, at the rap star's ability to sing the unspeakable in such clear, melodic tones. It is not aimed at the people who committed those monstrous atrocities, which everybody with a sense of decency must view with unspeakable anger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We also know of the unspeakable atrocities being perpetrated by his regime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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