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Impenetrable Adj Graded Describe Barrier Impossible Difficult 英[ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl 美[ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbəl

单词 impenetrable
音标
英[ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl] 美[ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbəl]
解释
adj.不能通过的;不能理解的;无动于衷的;顽固的,不接受的;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
不能穿过的;刺不进的;透不过的
If you describe something such as a barrier or a forest as impenetrable, you mean that it is impossible or very difficult to get through.
例:...the Caucasus range, an almost impenetrable barrier between Europe and Asia.高加索山脉,几乎难以穿越的欧亚屏障

ADJ-GRADED
费解的;难以理解的
If you describe something such as a book or a theory as impenetrable, you are emphasizing that it is impossible or very difficult to understand.
例:His books are notoriously impenetrable.他的书出了名的晦涩难懂。
例:...these impenetrable poems.这些隐晦难懂的诗
变形
noun:impenetrability~adv:impenetrably~

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