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impenetrable

adjective
🔊/ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl/
🔊/ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl/
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  1. that cannot be entered, passed through or seen through不可进入的；穿不过的；无法透视的
    • an impenetrable jungle无法穿越的丛林
    • impenetrable darkness漆黑
    opposite penetrable
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • almost
    • nearly
    • virtually
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
  2. impossible to understand不可理解的；高深莫测的 synonym incomprehensible
    • an impenetrable mystery不解之谜
    • Her expression was impenetrable.她的表情是坚不可摧的。
    • impenetrable to somebody Their jargon is impenetrable to an outsider.他们的行话外人听不懂。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • I find his style somewhat impenetrable.我发现他的行为方式令人颇为费解。
    • The language of this document would be impenetrable to anyone except a specialist.这份文件的语言除了专家以外任何人都难以理解。
    • The camerawork is beautiful but the plot is impenetrable.摄影作品很漂亮，但情节是无法穿透的。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • almost
    • nearly
    • virtually
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: via French from Latin impenetrabilis, from in- ‘not’ + penetrabilis ‘able to be pierced’, from the verb penetrare; related to penitus ‘inner’.