impregnable
英 [?m'pregn?b(?)l]
美[?m'pr?ɡn?bl]
- adj. 無法攻取的；不受影響的；要塞堅(jiān)固的；可以受孕的
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
impregnable 堅(jiān)不可催的
im-,不，非，pregnable,易受攻擊的，詞源同prehensile,插入字母g.即沒法攻擊的，堅(jiān)不可催的。
英文詞源
- impregnable
- impregnable: see prey
- impregnable (adj.)
- early 15c., imprenable "impossible to capture," from Middle French imprenable "invulnerable," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Old French prenable "assailable, vulnerable" (see pregnable). With intrusive -g- 16c., on model of deign, reign, etc. Related: Impregnability.
雙語例句
- 1. The Bundesbank's seemingly impregnable position has begun to weaken.
- 德意志聯(lián)邦銀行看似不可撼動的地位開始削弱了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In those impregnable mountains, the guerrillas could hold out for years.
- 在那些易守難攻的大山里，游擊隊(duì)可以堅(jiān)持很多年。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The old Dutch fort with its thick high walls looks virtually impregnable.
- 古老的荷蘭城堡城墻又厚又高，看起來幾乎固若金湯。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The team built up an impregnable 5-1 lead.
- 這個(gè)隊(duì)以5:1的絕對優(yōu)勢領(lǐng)先。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. The lawyer won his case with an impregnable argument.
- 律師以無可辯駁的論據(jù)打贏了那場官司.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》