too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words (伟大或极致得)无法表达的,不可言喻的,难以形容的 the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades. 佛罗里达大沼泽地妙不可言的自然美。 ■not to be uttered 不容称呼的,不可言说的,应避讳的 the ineffable Hebrew name that gentiles write as Jehovah. 异教徒写成“耶和华”的应避讳的希伯来名。
派生 ineffability noun ineffably adverb 语源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin ineffabilis, from in- 'not' + effabilis (see effable)