inscrutable
英 [ɪn'skruːtəb(ə)l]
美[ɪn'skrʊtəbl]
- adj. 神秘的；不可理解的；不能预测的；不可思议的
词态变化
副词: inscrutably;名词: inscrutability;
中文词源
inscrutable 难以理解的
in-,不，非，-scr,分割，分开，词源同shear,scrutiny.即不可分开的，难以分析的，引申词义难以理解的。
英英释意
- 1. of an obscure nature;
- "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"
- "a deep dark secret"
- "the inscrutible workings of Providence"
- "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson
- "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"
英文词源
- inscrutable (adj.)
- c. 1500, from Late Latin inscrutabilis, from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + scrutabilis, from scrutari "examine, ransack" (see scrutiny). Related: Inscrutably.
实用场景例句
- In public he remained inscrutable.
- 在公开场合他一直像一个谜。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The sea as an inscrutable force behind life reflects his fatalistic and depressing life attitude.
- 海象征生活背后的那种不可思议的力量,则反映了作者带有宿命论色彩的人生观.
期刊摘选
- Inscrutable are the ways of Heaven.
- 天道难知.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The Chinese are extremely subtle, which is one reason Westerners sometimes find them inscrutable.
- 中国人极为微妙莫测, 这就是西方人有时认为他们“不可思议”的原因之一.
期刊摘选
- Even so, the motive may prove inscrutable.
- 即便如此, 其动机可能还是令人费解.
期刊摘选
- She regarded her with a look of inscrutable alarm and terror.
- 她带着不可思议的惊讶和恐惧打量着她.
辞典例句
- When Hanson came home he wore the same inscrutable demeanour.
- 汉生回到家里,脸上仍是一副莫测高深的表情.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Inscrutable are the ways of heaven.
- 天意难测.
期刊摘选
- Atop Athena's helmet, between winged griffins, crouched an inscrutable sphinx.
- 在雅典娜头盔的上方 、 于带翼的狮身鹰首兽之间, 蹲伏着一头神秘难测的狮身人史芬克斯.
期刊摘选
- Man, poor creature,. is nothing more than the sport of the inscrutable wind of fortune.
- 人就是可怜地被不可知的“风”支配着!
子夜部分
- He watches her with an inscrutable expression, but doesn't interrupt.
- 他用一种费解的神情看着她, 但却没有打断她.
期刊摘选
- She was imperturbable, inscrutable, impenetrable.
- 她是不可动摇的, 不可理解的, 不可捉摸的.
辞典例句
- The God of the Second Inaugural is utterly inscrutable: The Almighty has His own purposes.
- 第二次就职演说中提到的上帝完全令人难以理解: 上帝有他自己的目的.
期刊摘选
- Among the Chinese, this would be explained in private by references to the inscrutable ( capitalist ) foreigners.
- 中方在私下里解释这种情况时会说,外国人 ( 资本家 ) 的心思叵测难料.
期刊摘选
- Of course , to naive girls like myself , you're inscrutable.
- 当然我们不知世事的女孩子, 莫测高深.
汉英文学 - 围城
- A sudden hot sweat had broken out all over Winston's body . His face remained completely inscrutable.
- 温斯顿猛可里大汗淋漓,可脸色仍然是莫测高深.
期刊摘选
- His inscrutable face does not show what he is thinking.
- 他那神秘莫测的面孔看不出在想什么.
期刊摘选
- She told us nothing and maintained her inscrutable smile.
- 它没有对我们说什么,脸上依然挂着那种不可思议的微笑.
辞典例句
- Even if the connections were visible, they would remain inscrutable to most people.
- 即便这些联系是可见的, 但它们对大多数人来说还是无法理解的.
About Face 3交互设计精髓
- It is a most inscrutable and unmitigated staggerer!
- 这倒是一个难以理解和无法弄清楚的难题.
辞典例句
- He always left behind him an inscrutable prescription.
- 他总是留下一张深奥的药方.
辞典例句
- The older men, as a rule, were inscrutable.
- 年纪大些的人照例是不可捉摸的.
辞典例句
- She gave him , straight in the eyes, a look which was also inscrutable.
- 她还目光炯炯地注视了他一下, 这也使他不能理解.
辞典例句
- This dynamic change is, at best, disconcerting and to interpret, at worst, frightening and inscrutable.
- 这种动态变化至少会给用户带来困惑而难以理解, 更严重的是, 可能会导致用户因为害怕而无法理解.
期刊摘选
- Liu Xing do with an inscrutable look said, and then continue to Mengchi.
- 刘星装做一副高深莫测的样子说道, 然后继续猛吃.
期刊摘选
- The riddle remains inscrutable to us.
- 那个谜对我们仍然是不可解的.
辞典例句
- McCain's childhood . He describes his father as " a distant, inscrutable patriarch. "
- 麦凯恩形容他的父亲是 “ 遥远而高深莫测的家长 ”.
期刊摘选
- Unlearn your pronunciation if it's inscrutable.
- 假如你的发音令人听不懂,便须全盘改过.
期刊摘选
- Daisy , on this occasion , continued to present herself as an inscrutable combination of audacity and innocence.
- 戴西这时的表现却是一如既往, 既有些大胆放肆,又有些天真无邪,依旧叫人难以捉摸.
辞典例句