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Ineffable Adj Fable In'efəbl A.妙不可言的 英 妙不可言的(Inexpres Sible

单词 ineffable
音标 [in'efəbl]
解释 a.妙不可言的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 妙不可言的(inexpres sible)
【记】 in(不)+effable(可以 表达的)
【例】 ineffable joy(妙不可言的乐趣)
字源 ineffable (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French ineffable (14c.) or directly from Latin ineffabilis "unutterable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + effabilis "speakable," from effari "utter," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + fari "speak" (see fame (n.)). Plural noun ineffables was, for a time, a jocular euphemism for "trousers" (1823). Related: Ineffably.
不择手段背单词 adj. 难以言语形容的; 避讳的, 不能说的 = taboo
【记】effable(adj 能被说出的; 可表达的)fable(n 寓言), 作为词根是说的意思.
【类】ineffable: description = irradicable: obliterate不能说的不能描述 = 不能根除的不能删除
趣味全助记 【记】in + effable 可表达的;ef 出 + fable 说
【相关】effable 能被说出的, 可表达的,affable 和蔼可亲的,易于交谈的,confabulate 交谈, fable 寓言,ineffable 不能说的,避讳的,

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