indefinable

英 [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl]

美 [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl]

adj.  难以定义的; 无法解释的

复数：indefinables　

TEM8

BNC.21190 / COCA.26368

牛津词典

adj.

• 难以定义的；无法解释的
  difficult or impossible to define or explain
  1. She has that indefinable something that makes an actress a star.
     她具备了那种使演员成为明星的说不出的特质。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 难以确切表达的;难以确定的;模糊不清的
  Anindefinablequality or feeling cannot easily be described.
  1. There was something indefinable in her eyes...
     她的眼神里有种难以确定的东西。
  2. His head felt lighter in some indefinable way.
     他的头不知为何有点晕眩。

英英释义

adj

• not capable of being precisely or readily described
  1. an indefinable feeling of terror
  2. an abstract concept that seems indefinable
  Synonym:undefinable
• defying expression or description
  1. indefinable yearnings
  2. indescribable beauty
  3. ineffable ecstasy
  4. inexpressible anguish
  5. unspeakable happiness
  6. unutterable contempt
  7. a thing of untellable splendor
  Synonym:indescribableineffableunspeakableuntellableunutterable

双语例句

• There was something indefinable in her eyes
  她的眼神里有种难以确定的东西。
• We believe the indefinable power of this rebel boy, it is the main motivation of releasing his solo exhibition by the end of this year.
  我们更加相信这个有著反叛生活方式的年轻人身上那种莫名的力量，这是今年年底推出他的个展的主要动机。
• It is that indefinable charm which is to a woman what perfume is to the flower and flavor to the fruit, for the beauty of either is not the only quality we seek.
  而这种娇柔对于一个女人，正好象香气对于花和美味对于果子一样，美并不是我们对于花和果所要求的唯一的东西。
• To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference supposedly common to one upon an errand.
  怕被人看穿她在找活干，让她感到一阵无以名状的羞愧，因此她赶紧加快步子，装出一副有事在身的那种人常有的漫不经心的神气。
• A kind of something indefinable hit me, I suddenly thought of even stray and am not qualified, while the tears poured.
  有种说不清的说不清的东西袭击着我，我突然想到甚至连流浪的资格都没有了，而失声痛哭。
• The first saw film as a useful tool for capturing and documenting the inherently indefinable concept of motion.
  第一为捕获并且记录运动的内在地难下定义的概念作为一个有用工具看了电影。
• An indefinable sadness had come over Huei-fang these last few days.
  四小姐这无名的惆怅也是最近三四天内才有的。
• A strange exaltation that was indefinable; a strange fantastical mind; what a strange sense of humor she has.
  不确定的异常兴奋；异常的空想；她的幽默感是多么不同寻常。
• They immersed into my childhood life and made me keep the close distance and indefinable secret love to the country.
  她们浸香了我的童年，并使我和乡村一直保持着贴心的距离与莫名的暗恋。
• There's an indefinable air of tension in this town.
  这城镇里有种难以描述的紧张气氛。