| 正面 | 13054.impasse 英 [æm'pɑːs; 'æmpɑːs]美 ['ɪmpæs]     |
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| 背面 |      释义： 1、aperire "open, uncover" <=> operire "close, cover", 互为反义词。2、apert- => overt.3、取引申义。4、overt + -ly.n. 僵局；死路 例句： 1. The proposal offered both sides a way out of the diplomatic impasse.这一提议使双方都能摆脫外交僵局. impasse 僵局来自法语，词源同impassable,不能通行的。引申词义僵局。 impasse (n.)1851, "blind alley," from French impasse "impassable road, blind alley, impasse," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Middle French passe "a passing," from passer "to pass" (see pass (v.)). Supposedly coined by Voltaire as a euphemism for cul de sac. Figurative use also from 1851." |