invisible

invisible
adjective
  1. unable to be seen; not visible to the eye
    无法看到的；看不见的
    this invisible gas is present to some extent in every home.
    这种无法看到的气体在每户人家里多少都有一点。
    ■concealed from sight; hidden
    视力外的，看不清的；隐匿的
    he lounged in a doorway, invisible in the dark.
    他在门口闲呆着，黑暗中看不清他的身影。
    ■(figurative)(of a person) treated as if unable to be seen; ignored or not taken into consideration
    (喻)（指人）不被注意的，不受重视的，被看作是无足轻重的
    before 1971, women artists were pretty well invisible.
    1971年之前，女艺术家几乎被看作是无足轻重的。
    ■(Economics)relating to or denoting earnings which a country makes from the sale of services or other items not constituting tangible commodities
    (经济)（指国家收入）无形的，非贸易的
    invisible exports.
    无形出口。
noun
  1. (invisibles)invisible exports and imports
    无形进出口
派生
invisibility
noun
invisibly
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin invisibilis, from in- 'not' + visibilis (see visible)
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