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impossibility

noun
🔊/ɪmˌpɒsəˈbɪləti/
🔊/ɪmˌpɑːsəˈbɪləti/
(plural impossibilities)
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  1. [uncountable] impossibility (of something/of doing something) the fact of not being possible
    • the sheer impossibility of providing enough food for everyone完全无法给每个人提供足够的食物
    opposite possibility (1)
  2. [countable, usually singular] something that is not possible（似乎）不可能的事
    • a virtual impossibility几乎不可能的事
    • a physical impossibility自然法则上的不可能性
    opposite possibility (2)