ineffable

ineffable
[ɪnˈɛfəb(ə)l]
adjective
  1. 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
  1. late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin ineffabilis, from in- 'not' + effabilis (see effable)
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