insurmountable
英 [,?ns?'ma?nt?b(?)l]
美[,?ns?'ma?nt?bl]
- adj. 不能克服的；不能超越的；難以對付的
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中文詞源
insurmountable 難以超越的
in-,不，非，surmount,超越。
英文詞源
- insurmountable (adj.)
- 1690s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + surmountable. Related: Insurmountably. Brachet calls French insurmontable a "ghastly philological monster."
雙語例句
- 1. Lack of money has proved an almost insurmountable obstacle.
- 資金不足已成為一個幾乎無法逾越的障礙.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. No difficulty is insurmountable if one sets one's mind on it.
- 精誠所至,金石為開.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The age barrier appeared insurmountable.
- 年齡障礙看來是無法逾越的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. There is no insurmountable difficulty before a brave man ; it is in difficult circumstances that a hero distinguishes himself.
- 好漢面前無困難, 困難當中出英雄.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again.
- 我買了一條新鏈子之后,便面臨一個難以克服的任務:把這個使人眼花繚亂的“益智分合圖”再重新組合起來.
來自《用法詞典》