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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·cred·i·ble ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin incredibilis, from in- + credibilis credible DATE 15th century 1. too extraordinary and improbable to be believed making incredible claims 2. amazing , extraordinary incredible skill an incredible appetite met an incredible woman English Etymology incredible early 15c., from L. incredibilis "that cannot be believed," from in-"not" + credibilis "worthy of belief" (see credit). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 incredible in·cred·ible / in5kredEbl / adjective1. impossible or very difficult to believe 不能相信的；难以置信的 SYN unbelievable :
an incredible story 不可思议的故事 It seemed incredible that she had been there a week already. 真让人难以置信,她已经在那里呆了一个星期了。 2. (informal) extremely good or extremely large 极好的；极大的: The hotel was incredible. 这家旅馆棒极了。 an incredible amount of work 极大量的工作 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English incredible adj. 1 impossible to believe VERBS be, seem, sound | find sth I find this quite incredible! ADV. really, truly | absolutely, quite | just, simply | almost PREP. to It seems incredible to me that we didn't think of this before. 2 extremely good/extremely large VERBS be, look, smell, taste | find sth ADV. really, truly | absolutely, quite | just, simply | pretty You're pretty incredible, Belinda. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective 1 too extraordinary or improbable to admit of belief FF1C;an incredible story of privations overcomeFF1E; Synonyms: incogitable, inconceivable, insupposable, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable Related Words: absurd, outlandish, preposterous, ridiculous; impossible, untenable Idioms: beyond belief, out of the question Contrasted Words: acceptable, believable, conceivable, likely, plausible, reasonable Antonyms: credible 2 Synonyms: IMPLAUSIBLE , flimsy, improbable, inconceivable, thick, thin, unbelievable, unconvincing, unsubstantial, weak Antonyms: credible Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·credible \(ˈ)in, ən+\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin incredibilis, from in- in- (I) + credibilis credible — more at credible 1. a. : surpassing belief : too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief < an incredible cost > b. : hard to believe real or true : unlikely , improbable < the children's appetite was incredible > 2. obsolete : incredulous , unbelieving • in·credibleness \“+\ noun • in·credibly \“+\ adverb |
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