unthinkable
英 [ʌn'θɪŋkəb(ə)l]美 [ʌn'θɪŋkəbl]
  • adj. 不能想象的；过分的
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英文词源

unthinkable (adj.)
early 15c., "too large to be conceived, unimaginable," from un- (1) "not" + think (v.) + -able. Meaning "incapable of being framed by thought" is recorded from mid-15c.

双语例句

1. Edward VIII had done the unthinkable and abdicated the throne.
爱德华八世竟主动逊位，真是匪夷所思。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Any thought of splitting up the company was unthinkable they said.
他们说，任何将公司拆分开的想法都是不能接受的。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.
笃信天主教让她完全无法接受堕胎。
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4. It was unthinkable that she could be dead.
她竟然去世了，真是很难相信。
来自《权威词典》
5. It would be unthinkable to ask him to do that.
叫他做那件事是毫无可能的.
来自《简明英汉词典》